communication

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #3970

Meanings

1

noun
The act of sharing information or ideas with others.

Good communication is the key to a successful team.
2

noun
A message or piece of information that is sent or exchanged.

Surveillance was carried out by intercepting the spies' communications.
3

noun
A way of sending messages or travelling between places.

The storm cut off all communication with the island.

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Opposites

anticommunication

Word family

Forms communications

Derived forms biocommunicationchemocommunicationcommognitioncommunicationalcommunicationscommunicologycybercommunicatione-communicationelectrocommunicationex-communicationexcommunicationexocommunication

Related forms communicate communicator communion

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Phrases (1)

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written communication
the sharing of information through handwritten or printed text

Adjective + noun

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.

comunicacioun Middle English communicacion Old French commūnicātiōnem Latin

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# communication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 3970

## Meanings
1. The act of sharing information or ideas with others.
2. A message or piece of information that is sent or exchanged.
3. A way of sending messages or travelling between places.

## Examples
- Good communication is the key to a successful team.
- Surveillance was carried out by intercepting the spies' communications.
- The storm cut off all communication with the island.

## Antonyms
- anticommunication

## Derived Forms
- biocommunication
- chemocommunication
- commognition
- communicational
- communications
- communicology
- cybercommunication
- e-communication
- electrocommunication
- ex-communication
- excommunication
- exocommunication

## Related Forms
- communicate
- communicator
- communion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: comunicacioun
- Root: communicacion
- Root: commūnicātiōnem

## 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.

## AI Etymology
communication is a noun. It was 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. Historical forms in the chain include comunicacioun (Middle English), communicacion (Old French), and commūnicātiōnem (Latin). Current senses include the act of sharing information or ideas with others, a message or piece of information that is sent or exchanged, and a way of sending messages or travelling between places. Derived forms include biocommunication, chemocommunication, commognition, communicational, and communications. Related words include communicate, communicator, and communion.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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