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communications

/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz/ UK
/kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz/ Canada, US
/kəˌmjʉː.nɪˈkæɪ.ʃənz/ Australia
/kəˌmjʉː.nəˈkæɪ.ʃənz/ New Zealand

noun

plural plural of communication

noun

plural, plural only Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means. David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is “vital to counter terrorism”. Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers capitulating to securocrats.
plural, plural only Organizational or corporate communication.
Similar: comms
plural, plural only Systems for communicating (e.g. postal and telephone networks) cell phones and other communications equipment

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: communicating, telecommunications, telecommunication, telematics, telecoms, phone, telecom, signal, radio, comm, newsletter, message, reporting, transmission, transmittal, postal

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@misc{communications_2026,
  title = {communications},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/communications},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}