"Communication, from the Latin communis, meaning common, means to make our thoughts known to others, or, in other words, to make them common." This is an example of a(n) ________.

A. etymological definition
B. ostensive definition
C. enumerative definition
D. definition by genus and difference
E. definition by subclass
F. synonymous definition


Answer: A

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