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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

communication

/kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
com-mu-ni-ca-tion
IPA
/kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

Uncountable

noun

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Association; company.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English comunicacioun, communicacion (“discussion, association”), from Old French communicacion, from Latin commūnicātiōnem, accusative singular of commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”), from commūnicō (“to share, to impart”). Morphologically communicate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

communications (plural)

Derived Forms

biocommunication chemocommunication commognition communicational communications communicology cybercommunication electrocommunication excommunication exocommunication intercommunication malcommunication

Phrases

communication accommodation theory communication board communication cord communication disorder communication engineering communication mix communications satellite communication studies

Frequently Paired Words

communicate communicator communion

Synonyms

communicating

Antonyms

anticommunication

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce communication?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What does communication mean?
The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
Where does communication come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce communication

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