communication

1. (uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.Examples: "Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof."; "The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data."uncountable

2. (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.Examples: "...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava."countableuncountable

3. (obsolete) Association; company.Examples: "Evil communications corrupt good manners."countableobsoleteuncountable

4. (rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".Examples: "Communication[…]takes place when a speaker or writer assumes his hearer or reader as a partner in his sentiments and discourse, saying We, instead of I or Ye."countablerhetoricuncountable