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communications

Syllables: com·mu·ni·ca·tionsUK/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz//kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz/

communications is the plural of communication.

Noun

communications pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
    • David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is “vital to counter terrorism”. Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers capitulating to securocrats.2012 December 14, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23
  2. (plural, plural-only) Organizational or corporate communication.
    Synonyms:
    comms
  3. (plural, plural-only) Systems for communicating (e.g. postal and telephone networks)
    • cell phones and other communications equipment

Meaning of communication

Noun

communication (countable and uncountable, plural communications)

  1. The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
    • communication of smallpox
  2. (uncountable) 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.
  3. A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
    • Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
  4. 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.
  5. An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
    • The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
  6. A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
    • A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.

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Synonyms of communications

Words formed from communications

Phrases with communications

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Questions about communications

What does communications mean?
Communications means telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
What is communications the plural of?
Communications is the plural of communication.
What part of speech is communications?
Communications is a noun.
How do you pronounce communications?
Communications is pronounced /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz/ (UK).

Words near communications in the dictionary

  1. communication studies
  2. communication theories
  3. communication theory
  4. communicational
  5. communicationally
  6. communications
  7. communications intelligence
  8. communications satellite
  9. communications satellites
  10. communications zone
  11. communications zones

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