telephony

telephony

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.
French télé-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.
French -phone
French téléphonebor.
English telephone
English -y
English telephony

    From telephone + -y.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /təˈlɛf.ə.ni/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    telephony (usually uncountable, plural telephonies)

    1. The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
    2. The study and application of telephone technology.

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