Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretelephone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pretele-phone
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the invention or spread of the telephone.

Etymology

From pre- + telephone.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does pretelephone mean?
Before the invention or spread of the telephone.
Where does pretelephone come from?
From pre- + telephone.

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