the mental faculty or power of vocal communication | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) |
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication | the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) |
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols | a sudden and severe onset of trouble |
(language) communication by word of mouth | |
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | |
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | |