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noun

Communication n.

The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.

Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence. "Argument... and friendly communication."

Association; company. "Evil communications corrupt good manners."

Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection. "The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe."

That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.

Participation in the Lord's supper.

(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.

Synonyms: Correspondence; conference; intercourse.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... trace the fourth letter, which Mrs. Inglethorp had written on the evening preceding her death. Our efforts having been in vain, we had abandoned the matter, hoping that it might turn up of itself one day. And this is just what did happen, in the shape of a communication, which arrived by the second post from a firm of French music publishers, acknowledging Mrs. Inglethorp's cheque, and regretting they had been unable to trace a certain series of Russian folksongs. So the last hope of solving ...

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... of my indignation I was about to trample under foot so offensive a communication. But the final phrase shocked me less than ...

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... me to tell the truth," was the ready retort; and charged with this sincere and singular communication, M. ...

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