Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephonelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-phone-like
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a telephone or something associated with a telephone

Example Sentences

"So, for instance, a very telephonelike number, 880-1545, is listed next to the three-piece chicken meal combo, […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English telephonelike From telephone + -like.

Inflected Forms

more telephonelike (comparative) most telephonelike (superlative)

Questions

What does telephonelike mean?: Resembling a telephone or something associated with a telephone
Where does telephonelike come from?: Etymology tree French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English telephonelike From telephone + -like.

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