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communication studies

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: communicology

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳播學 /传播学 (chuánbōxué) — field
  • Dutch: communicatiewetenschap — field
  • Finnish: tiedotusoppi — field
  • Georgian: კომუნიკაციათმცოდნეობა (ḳomuniḳaciatmcodneoba) — field
  • Georgian: კომუნიკაციების კვლევა (ḳomuniḳaciebis ḳvleva) — field
  • Georgian: საკომუნიკაციო მეცნიერება (saḳomuniḳacio mecniereba) — field
  • German: Kommunikationswissenschaft — field
  • Japanese: コミュニケーション学 (komyunikēshon gaku) — field
  • Korean: 커뮤니케이션학 (keomyunikeisyeonhak) — field
  • Russian: коммуникацио́нные иссле́дования (kommunikaciónnyje isslédovanija) — field
  • Vietnamese: nghiên cứu truyền thông — field