Meaning

• The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

  "communication of a secret"

• The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

  "Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof."

• A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

  "Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications."

• The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.

  "The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff."

• An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

  "The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email."

• A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

  "A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber."

• A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

• Association; company.

• Participation in Holy Communion.

• A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".