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| account |
an arrangement with a store or other business wherein a customer is given certain advantages or access to special services, typically in return for the customer supplying certain information and, often, permitting various forms of advertising through mail, email, or other form of communication. [1/16 definitions] |
| address |
a formal speech, lecture, or other communication. [1/9 definitions] |
| Asperger's syndrome |
a mild autism spectrum disorder in which afflicted individuals are generally of normal intelligence but have poor social and nonverbal communication skills. |
| autism spectrum disorder |
any of a group of developmental disorders, including autism and Asperger's syndrome, marked by repetitive behavior and problems with communication and social interaction. |
| Babel |
according to the Old Testament, a tower built by the descendants of Noah, which was to reach heaven, a plan frustrated by God, who made communication among workmen impossible by creating a confusion of languages. |
| Basic English |
a copyrighted, simplified version of the English language, limited to 850 necessary words and a few grammatical rules, and used esp. as an international communication aid. |
| body language |
the shifts of posture, gestures, and facial expressions that communicate nonverbally, sometimes supplementing and sometimes diverging from or contradicting verbal communication. |
| catch up |
to learn what has been happening in the lives of others after a period of having lost communication (often fol. by "with"). [1/3 definitions] |
| charismatic |
of, relating to, or pertaining to any of several religious sects that emphasize direct communication with God, or God-given powers. [1/3 definitions] |
| colorist |
a painter whose employment of color is a principal means of artistic communication. [1/2 definitions] |
| commune1 |
to be in close or intimate communication. [1/2 definitions] |
| communion |
an act or instance of intimate communication or sharing. [1/3 definitions] |
| contact |
communication. [2/8 definitions] |
| correspondence |
communication through the exchange of letters, or the letters themselves. [1/3 definitions] |
| corresponding |
handling communication by letters. [1/3 definitions] |
| cybernetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science concerned with biological control and communication processes and their imitation by mechanical and electronic devices. |
| cyberspace |
the electronic medium of globally networked computers, esp. when conceived of as a three-dimensional space where online communication and transactions take place. |
| cytokine |
any of a group of secretory proteins involved in intercellular communication, some of which stimulate the immune response. |
| direct |
to aim communication at; address. [1/14 definitions] |
| direct action |
a form of non-violent political action using immediately available means of communication, disruption, and confrontation, such as picketing, boycotts, demonstrations, and roadblocks. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. [1/4 definitions] |
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