communication vs sign

sign vs communication

communication and sign both are nouns.

communication is not an adjective while sign is an adjective.

communication is not a verb while sign is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
communication	Yes	No	No	No
sign	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, sign is a hyponym of communication; that is, sign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than communication:

communication: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
sign: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Other hyponyms of communication include publication, message, contagion, infection, language, linguistic communication, black and white, written communication, written language, content, message, subject matter, substance, didacticism, signal, signaling, signalling, indicant, indication, visual communication, display, expressive style, style, paralanguage, paralinguistic communication, auditory communication, phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox, anomalous communication, psychic communication, psychical communication, voice, document.

communication (noun)	sign (noun)
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups	structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information	a public display of a message
a connection allowing access between persons or places	a gesture that is part of a sign language
	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
	a character indicating a relation between quantities
	a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
	a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
	an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
	(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
	having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
	(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

communication (adjective)	sign (adjective)
	used of the language of the deaf

communication (verb)	sign (verb)
	be engaged by a written agreement
	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
	mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
	communicate in sign language
	place signs, as along a road
	approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
	engage by written agreement

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