communication
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communications
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communications
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMMUNICATION
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the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else
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human communication
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nonverbal communication
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He is studying insect communication.
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Parents need to have good communication with their children. [=they need to be able to understand and be understood by their children]
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communication problems/skills
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There was a breakdown in communication between members of the group.
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(formal) We are in communication by e-mail. [=we are communicating with each other by e-mail]
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television and other means of mass communication
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formal
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a message that is given to someone
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a letter, telephone call, etc.
— usually singular
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The captain received an important communication.
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communications
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a
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the ways of sending information to people by using technology
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radio/wireless/electronic communications
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Communications is a growing industry.
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communications systems/technology
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a communications satellite [=a satellite that is used to send signals for television, radio, etc., to people around the world]
b
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the study of how information is sent to people by using technology
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He majored in communications in college.
