McLuhanism

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• communication — communicational, adj. /keuh myooh ni kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated. 2. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs. 3. something imparted,… …   Universalium

• McLuhan — /məˈkluən/ (say muh kloohuhn) noun (Herbert) Marshall, 1911–80, Canadian writer and teacher, concerned with the impact of modern mass communications and technology on society; wrote The Medium is the Message (1967). –McLuhanism, noun …  

• Mc|Lu|han|ism — «muh KLOO uh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the ideas and theories of the Canadian writer and communications specialist Marshall McLuhan, born 1911, especially his emphasis on the influence of electronic communications and the mass communications media in… …   Useful english dictionary