communication

Syllabification: (com·mu·ni·ca·tion)

Definition of communication

1the imparting or exchanging of information or news:direct communication between the two countries will produce greater understanding at the moment I am in communication with London
a letter or message containing information or news.
the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings:there was a lack of communication between Pamela and her parents
social contact:she gave him some hope of her return, or at least of their future communication

2 (communications) means of connection between people or places, in particular.
the means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers:satellite communications [as modifier]:a communications network
the means of traveling or of transporting goods, such as roads or railroads:a city providing excellent road and rail communications
[treated as singular] the field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means.

Phrases

lines of communication: the connections between an army in the field and its bases.; any system for communicating information or ideas:bureaucracies are characterized by established lines of communication

late Middle English: from Old French comunicacion, from Latin communicatio(n-), from the verb communicare 'to share' (see communicate)

Definition of communication in the British & World English dictionary