Communication

n.
  1. The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.
  2. Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence.
  3. Association; company.
  4. Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection.
  5. That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.
  6. Participation in the Lord's supper.
  7. (Rhet.) A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you.