Definition of communication

• n. - The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.
• n. - Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence.
• n. - Association; company.
• n. - Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection.
• n. - That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.
• n. - Participation in the Lord's supper.
• n. - A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you.