communication studies

noun

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

Meanings

nouncommunication studies (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time.

    Her course will be ‘Communication Studies with Theatre Studies’: God, how tedious, how pointless.

    1992 August 21, Edwina Currie, Diary

    Synonyms: communicology

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 傳播學 /传播学
  • 傳播學 /传播学 (chuánbōxué)field
Dutch communicatiewetenschap
  • communicatiewetenschapfield
Finnish tiedotusoppi
  • tiedotusoppifield
German Kommunikationswissenschaft
  • Kommunikationswissenschaftfield
Japanese コミュニケーション学
  • コミュニケーション学 (komyunikēshon gaku)field
Korean 커뮤니케이션학
  • 커뮤니케이션학 (keomyunikeisyeonhak)field
Russian коммуникацио́нные иссле́дования
  • коммуникацио́нные иссле́дования (kommunikaciónnyje isslédovanija)field
Vietnamese nghiên cứu truyền thông
  • nghiên cứu truyền thôngfield
Cite this entry
APA

communication studies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communication%20studies

MLA

“communication studies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communication%20studies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “communication studies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communication%20studies.

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