Words / B2

k-uh-myoon-i-KAYSHUN/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/

Communication is the act of sharing information, or a message itself: good communication, a communication from the office (formal). Talk and contact are everyday; correspondence is letters and emails. Communications (plural) can mean systems: radio communications. In speech, talking / keeping in touch is enough. Do not write “communications” when you mean one email — that is a message or an email.

Meaning

The act of sharing information, or a message itself.

Examples

• “Good communication helps a team.”
• “Good communication between tutors saved the students a wasted journey.”
• “The last communication from the board was a two-line notice, not a discussion.”

Good to know

Sharing information, or a message. Everyday: talking / contact. Formal: a communication from. Systems: communications.

Near in meaning

contact

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