/ Dictionary / Index C communicative competence: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: commu'nicative com'petence Pronunciation: [key] — Ling. Ling. a speaker's internalized knowledge both of the grammatical rules of a language and of the rules for appropriate use in social contexts. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. communicative communicator Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penurious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language