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insinuation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French insinuation, from Old French, from Latin insinuatio, from ?nsinu? (“to push in, creep in, steal in”), from in (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?nju?e???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
insinuation (countable and uncountable, plural insinuations)
- The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
- The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
- The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
- That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
- slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
Related terms
- insinuate
- insinuator
Translations
Further reading
- insinuation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- insinuation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin ?nsinu?ti?, ?nsinu?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
Noun
insinuation f (plural insinuations)
- insinuation
Related terms
- insinuer
Further reading
- “insinuation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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communication
English
Etymology
From Middle English communicacion, from Old French communicacion, from Latin comm?nic?ti?nem, accusative singular of comm?nic?ti? (“imparting, communicating”), from comm?nic? (“I share, I impart”).Morphologically communicate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??mju?n??ke???n/
- Hyphenation: com?mu?ni?ca?tion
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
communication (countable and uncountable, plural communications)
- The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
- communication of smallpox
- communication of a secret
- (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.
- The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.
- A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
- Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
- 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.
- An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
- The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
- A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
- A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
- The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.
- 1900, Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications (page 75)
- This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank.
- (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
- 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
- ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.
- 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
- (obsolete) Association; company.
- Evil communications corrupt good manners.
- Participation in Holy Communion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Pearson to this entry?)
- (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".
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Beattie to this entry?)
Antonyms
- anticommunication
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- excommunication
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????????? (komyunik?shon)
Related terms
Translations
References
- communication at OneLook Dictionary Search
- communication in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "communication" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 72.
- communication in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Further reading
- communication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Alternative forms
- communicaison
Etymology
From Old French communicacion, borrowed from Latin comm?nic?ti?, comm?nic?ti?nem (“sharing, communication”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.my.ni.ka.sj??/
Noun
communication f (plural communications)
- communication
Derived terms
- chargé de communication
Related terms
- communiquer
Further reading
- “communication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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