#communicating__communication  the activity of communicating
  supertype:  #human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity  something that people do or cause to happen
  subtype:  #intercommunication  mutual communication
  subtype:  #medium  an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
     subtype:  #aether__ether  a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
     subtype:  #airwave__air  medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"
  subtype:  #communication_channel__channel__line  (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
     subtype:  #liaison__link__contact__inter-group_communication__intergroupcommunication  a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
  subtype:  #mail_service__mail__post__postal_service  the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
     subtype:  #airpost  a system of conveying mail by aircraft
  subtype:  #dramaturgy__dramatic_art__dramatics__dramatic__theater  the art of writing and producing plays
     subtype:  #stage.dramaturgy  (usually "the stage"); the theater as a profession; "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
  subtype:  #social_intercourse__intercourse  communication between individuals
     subtype:  #communion__sharing  sharing thoughts and feelings
  subtype:  #discussion__treatment__discourse  an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
     subtype:  #detail.discussion  extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"
     subtype:  #consideration.discussion  a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
        subtype:  #reconsideration  a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
     subtype:  #talk.discussion  (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
  subtype:  #exhortation  a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
  subtype:  #expression  the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas"
     subtype:  #articulation.expression__voice  expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings" or "I gave voice to my feelings"
     subtype:  #cold_turkey.expression__coldturkey  a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey"
  subtype:  #exam__examination__test  a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
     subtype:  #entrance_examination__entrance_exam  examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies
     subtype:  #final_examination__finalexamination__final_exam__finalexam__final  an examination administered at the end of an academic term
     subtype:  #litmus_test  a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"
     subtype:  #midterm_examination__midtermexamination__midterm_exam__midtermexam__midterm  an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
     subtype:  #oral_examination__oral__oral_exam__viva_voce  an examination conducted by word of mouth
     subtype:  #preliminary_examination__preliminaryexamination__preliminary_exam__preliminaryexam__prelim  an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
     subtype:  #quiz  an examination consisting of a few short questions
        subtype:  #pop_quiz__popquiz  a quiz given without prior warning
     subtype:  #examination_paper__examinationpaper__test_paper__exam_paper__question_sheet  a written examination
     subtype:  #tripos  final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University
  subtype:  #suasion__persuasion  the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade)
     subtype:  #weapon.suasion__artillery  a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"
     subtype:  #exhortation.suasion__incitement  the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
        subtype:  #pep_talk__peptalk  (informal) a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff
     subtype:  #prompting__suggestion  the act of suggesting; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
     subtype:  #dissuasion.suasion  persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action
        subtype:  #expostulation__remonstrance__objection  an expression of opposition to a course of action
     subtype:  #electioneering__bell_ringing__canvassing  persuasion of voters in a political campaign
     subtype:  #proselytism.suasion  the practice of proselytizing
     subtype:  #sloganeering  persuasion by means of empty slogans
  subtype:  #contact.communicating__touch  a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues"

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