communicatio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

commūnĭcātĭo: ōnis, f. communico (several times in Cic., elsewh. rare),
I a making common, imparting, communicating.
I In gen.: largitio et communicatio civitatis, Cic. Balb. 13, 31: quaedam societas et communicatio utilitatum, id. Fin. 5, 23, 65: consilii, id. Fam. 5, 19, 2: sermonis, id. Att. 1, 17, 6: criminis cum pluribus, Tiro ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14: nominum, i. e. the like appellation of several objects, Plin. 24, 14, 80, § 129: juris, Dig. 23, 2, 1: damni, ib. 27, 3, 1, § 14.—
II In rhet., a figure of speech, = ἀνακοίνωσις, in accordance with which one turns to his hearers, and, as it were, allows them to take part in the inquiry, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 204; Quint. 9, 1, 30; 9, 2, 20 and 23.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

commūnĭcātĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (communico), action de communiquer, de faire part : communicatio utilitatum Cic. Fin. 5, 65, mise en commun (communauté) d’intérêts ; sermonis communicatio Cic. Att. 1, 17, 6, échange de propos || [rhét.] communication, figure par laquelle on demande l’avis des auditeurs : Cic. de Or. 3, 204 ; Quint. 9, 1, 30.