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telephonic

American  
[tel-uh-fon-ik] / ˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.

  2. carrying sound to a distance by artificial means.

Other Word Forms

  • nontelephonic adjective
  • nontelephonically adverb
  • pretelephonic adjective
  • telephonically adverb

Etymology

Origin of telephonic

First recorded in 1825–35; tele- 1 + -phone + -ic

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