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suggestion
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman suggestioun, Old French suggestion (modern French suggestion), from Latin suggesti?, from suggero (“suggest”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s??d???st??n/, [s??d????t??n]
- (General American) IPA(key): /s???d???st??n/, /s??d???st??n/
- Hyphenation: sug?ges?tion
Noun
suggestion (countable and uncountable, plural suggestions)
- (countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
- I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.
- Traffic signs seem to be more of a suggestion than an order.
- (uncountable) The act of suggesting.
- Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.
- (countable, psychology) Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
- He's somehow picked up the suggestion that I like peanuts.
- The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
- (law, countable) information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence
Synonyms
- (something suggested): hint, incitement, proposal
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
Related terms
- suggest
- suggestive
Translations
Finnish
Noun
suggestion
- Genitive singular form of suggestio.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin suggesti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy?.??s.tj??/
Noun
suggestion f (plural suggestions)
- suggestion; proposal
- suggestion (psychology, etc.)
Derived terms
- boîte à suggestions
Related terms
- suggérer
Further reading
- “suggestion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin suggesti?.
Noun
suggestion f (oblique plural suggestions, nominative singular suggestion, nominative plural suggestions)
- suggestion; proposal
References
- suggestion on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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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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