PARALINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paralinguistic communication mean? 

• PARALINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION (noun)
  The noun PARALINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION has 1 sense:

1. the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings

  Familiarity information: PARALINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARALINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION (noun)

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Meaning:

The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

paralanguage; paralinguistic communication

Hypernyms ("paralinguistic communication" is a kind of...):

communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)

Meronyms (parts of "paralinguistic communication"):

delivery; manner of speaking; speech (your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally)