com-mu-ni-ca-tion \ke-,my:u-ne-'ka^--shen\ n (14c) 1: an act or instance of transmitting 2a: information communicated 2b: a verbal or written message 3a: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior ; also: exchange of information 3b: personal rapport 4 pl a: a system (as of telephones) for communicating 4b: a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, and vehicles 4c: personnel engaged in communicating 5 pl but sing or pl in constr a: a technique for expressing ideas effectively (as in speech) 5b: the technology of the transmission of information (as by the printed word or telecommunication) -- com-mu-ni-ca-tion-al \-shnel, -shen-)el\ adj com-mu-ni-cate \ke-'my:u-ne-,ka^-t\ vb -cat-ed; -cat-ing [L communicatus, pp. of communicare to impart, participate, fr. communis common -- more at MEAN] vt (1526) 1 archaic: SHARE 2a: to convey knowledge of or information about: make known 2b: to reveal by clear signs 3: to cause to pass from one to another ~ vi 1: to receive Communion 2: to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood 3: to open into each other: CONNECT -- com-mu-ni-ca-tee \-,my:u-ni-ke-'te^-\ n -- communicator \-'my:u-ne-,ka^-t-er\ n