# communication

Pronunciation: say "kuh-myoo-ni-KAY-shuhn" /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

## Noun

1. The act or process of passing on or exchanging information, ideas, or feelings, by speaking, writing, signals, or other means.
   - Simple: Sharing information, ideas, or feelings with others, for example by talking, writing, or sending signals.
   - _Communication between distant computers relies on shared protocols._
   - _Effective communication depends on both sender and receiver understanding the same code._
2. Something that is communicated, such as a message, letter, or conversation, especially an official or formal one.
   - Simple: A message, letter, or talk that passes information from one person or group to another.
   - _The lawyer kept a record of each communication with her client._
   - _A single communication from headquarters changed the entire plan._
3. A passageway or opening connecting two locations; a physical connection between them.
   - Simple: A path or opening that joins two places.
   - _The fortress had a hidden communication leading down to the river._
   - _Engineers sealed the communication between the old mine shafts._
4. The systems that carry messages and information between people and places, such as the postal service and telephone networks.
   - Simple: The systems people use to send messages and information, like mail and telephone services.
   - _Rebels seized the radio station and cut the capital's communications with the provinces._
   - _The company builds communications satellites and the ground stations that control them._

## Noun

5. Association or fellowship with others; the state of keeping company. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The state of keeping company or being associated with others.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A passage or opening that links two tissues, organs, or body cavities, such as a defect joining two chambers of the heart.
- (noun) Taking part in the sacrament of Holy Communion.
- (noun) A figure of speech in which a speaker says "we" rather than "I" or "you", presuming the listener shares the same sentiments.

## Origin

Latin commūnicō ('I share, I impart') gave commūnicātiō ('imparting, communicating'), which passed into Old French as communicacion and then into Middle English as comunicacioun ('discussion, association'). It can also be analyzed as communicate + -ion.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/communication (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).