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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

auditory communication go
communication that relies on hearing

language, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication go
(language) communication by word of mouth

give-and-take, word, discussion go
an exchange of views on some topic

conference, group discussion
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

noun.communication

11 Subcategories

bull session go
an informal discussion (usually among men)
colloquy go
a conversation especially a formal one
consultation go
a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
consultation, audience, interview go
a conference (usually with someone important)
huddle, powwow go
(informal) a quick private conference
press conference, news conference go
a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
pretrial, pretrial conference go
(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried
round table, roundtable, round-table conference go
a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
session go
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
teach-in go
an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
teleconference, teleconferencing go
a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television