comunicacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman communicacion, Middle French communicacion, or their etymon Latin commūnicātiō; compare comun (common).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˌmiu̯niˌkaːsiˈuːn/, /kɔˌmiu̯niˈkaːsjun/, /kɔmini-/

Noun

comunicacioun (uncountable) (Late Middle English, formal)

  1. Interconnection, interaction; the state of being associated:
    1. Discussion, deliberation, conferral.
    2. An instance of discussion or debate; a meeting.
    3. (rare) A communication or message.
  2. (rare) Similitude, resemblance.
  3. (rare) Frequency, commonness.

Descendants

  • English: communication

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