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communication

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Main Entry: com·mu·ni·ca·tion
Pronunciation: kschwa-secondarystressmyü-nschwa-primarystresskamacr-shschwan
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of transmitting information (as about ideas, attitudes, emotions, or objective behavior) <nonverbal interpersonal communication> <emotional communication between parent and child -- G. S. Blum>: a : exchange of information between individuals through a common system of signs, symbols, or behavior <pictorial representation is a usable channel of communication between humans and the chimpanzee> <the function of pheromones in insect communication> b : personal rapport <a lack of communication between young and old persons>
2 : information communicated
3 : a connection between bodily parts <an artificial communication between the esophagus and the stomach>