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SPOKEN COMMUNICATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spoken communication mean?
• SPOKEN COMMUNICATION (noun)
The noun SPOKEN COMMUNICATION has 1 sense:
1. (language) communication by word of mouth
Familiarity information: SPOKEN COMMUNICATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(language) communication by word of mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
language; oral communication; speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication
Context example:
he recorded the spoken language of the streets
Hypernyms ("spoken communication" is a kind of...):
auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
Domain category:
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spoken communication"):
words (the words that are spoken)
orthoepy; pronunciation (the way a word or a language is customarily spoken)
conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
idiolect (the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life)
monologue (a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation))
charm; magic spell; magical spell; spell (a verbal formula believed to have magical force)
dictation (speech intended for reproduction in writing)
Context examples
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) In the past 7 days, written or spoken communication is a problem for me.
(PDQUALIF - Problem with Communication in the Past 7 Days, NCI Thesaurus)
The third house—where that eclipse of December 25 appeared for you—rules both written and spoken communication of all kinds.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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