communication

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The act of communicating; transmission.
2. n. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
3. n. Interpersonal rapport.
4. n. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
5. n. The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means, such as print or broadcasting.
6. n. Any of various professions involved with the transmission of information, such as advertising, broadcasting, or journalism.
7. n. Something communicated; a message.
8. n. A means of communicating, especially:
9. n. A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages.
10. n. A network of routes for sending messages and transporting troops and supplies.
11. n. The technology employed in transmitting messages.
12. n. Biology The transfer of information from one molecule, cell, or organism to another, as by chemical or electrical signals or by behaviors.
13. n. Anatomy An opening or connecting passage between two structures.
14. n. Anatomy A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The act of communicating. A conference; a joint deliberation.
2. n. An act done in common with others; a joint transaction.
3. n. The act of imparting, conferring, or bestowing: as, the communication of secrets.
4. n. The act of sharing or participating.
5. n. Participation in the sacrament of the Lord's supper.
6. n. Interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech or writing.
7. n. Association; companionship; intercourse.
8. n. Means of communicating; the way and the means of passing from place to place, as a strait or channel between seas or lakes, a road between cities or settlements, a gallery between apartments in a house or a fortification, the route by which an army communicates with its base of operations, etc.
9. n. That which is communicated or imparted; information or intelligence imparted by speech or writing; a document or message imparting information.
10. n. In rhetoric, a figure by which a speaker or writer represents his hearer or reader as participating in his sentiments, by the use of the pronoun we instead of I or you.
11. n. A communication between such persons or under such circumstances that it is not a matter of right to prove it as an admission by calling the receiver of it as a witness. Also called confidential communication.

Wiktionary

1. n. uncountable The concept or state of exchanging information between entities.
2. n. The potential for information exchange.
3. n. A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
4. n. The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
5. n. An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
6. n. A passageway or opening between two locations.
7. n. anatomy A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The act or fact of communicating.
2. n. Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence.
3. n. Association; company.
4. n. Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection.
5. n. That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.
6. n. Participation in the Lord's supper.
7. n. (Rhet.) A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
2. n. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
3. n. a connection allowing access between persons or places