🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

comunicação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko.mu.ni.kaˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Communication/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #350 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A comunicação eficaz é fundamental."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

    "Television is an effective means of communication."
  2. 2

    Social contact or the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings.

    "Good communication is essential in any relationship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin communicatio, meaning 'sharing' or 'imparting', originating from communis ('common'). The term entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring to the sharing of goods or properties before evolving to signify the exchange of information and ideas.

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