communication

communication

noun

Definition of COMMUNICATION

1

a piece of conveyed information <the latest communication from the crew of the space station>

Synonyms dispatch, message

Related Words bulletin, communiqué, express [British], report; memo, memorandum, notice; epistle, letter, missive, note; electronic mail, e-mail, voice mail; intelligence, news, tidings, word; command, directive, instruction, order

2

the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation <we haven't been in communication with him since he left for the Alaskan wilderness>

Synonyms communication, contact, hold

Related Words commerce, communion, intercommunication, intercourse