communications

Meanings

• noun

  The act of conveying information through speaking, writing, or using technological means.

  - "Effective communications is key in any organization."
  - "The manager held a meeting to discuss the company's communications strategy."

• noun

  The exchange of information between individuals or organizations.

  - "The team's poor communications led to misunderstandings and errors."
  - "Clear and timely communications is essential in emergency situations."

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Antonyms

anticommunication

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with communications
communicable , community , uncommunicative

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Variants

List of all variants of communications that leads to same result
communication , communicational , communications

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

communication, communicates, communicating

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Latin communicare, meaning 'to share'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The first recorded use of the word 'communications' was in the 15th century.

2. The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid in 1866, revolutionizing long-distance communications.

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Related Concepts

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1. Media: The various channels and technologies used to disseminate information and communications.

2. Public Relations: The practice of managing and disseminating information from an organization to the public.

3. Information Theory: The mathematical study of the representation, storage, and communication of information.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. Whom else had she to open her heart to? If she did not need counsel, she must need the comfort of "communication".

   - Jane Austen,{it}Mansfield Park{/it},1814

2. This is a secret and confidential "communication" which I am trusting you to answer on the sly.

   - Alexander Woollcott,letter,20 Oct. 1934

3. If the book is good and even if one is reading to oneself, what is happening is a very special sort of social event, a "communication" between writer and reader …

   - Walker Percy,"Another Message In The Bottle",{"source"=>"in {it}Signposts in a Strange Land{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1991"}

4. It's not an oral "communication". It's body language, eye contact, the grinning, the little signals that go on between people.

   - Keith Richards,quoted in {it}Rolling Stone{/it},14-28 July 1994

5. You don't talk to him, he talks at you. You scream and shout at each other, but there's no "communication".

   - Zadie Smith,{it}White Teeth{/it}

6. "Communication" between children in the class was not prohibited but was afforded time slots …

   - Jonathan Kozol,{it}Harper's{/it},September 2005

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Culture

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Communications has played a significant role in human history, from the development of written language to the invention of the printing press and the rise of mass media. It is a fundamental aspect of society and has been explored extensively in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression.

How to Memorize "communications"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people gathered around a table, exchanging ideas and information.
   - Visualize a message being sent through an electronic network.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of sharing information.
   - Think of the word as meaning 'exchange' or 'transmission'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S to remember the definition: 'The act of conveying information through speaking, writing, or using technological means.'
   - Create a mental image of a person communicating with someone else.

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