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telephonic

/tˌɛləfˈɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
tele-phon-ic
IPA
/tˌɛləfˈɑnɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telephonic From telephone + -ic.

Derived Forms

nontelephonic pretelephonic radiotelephonic telephonically transtelephonic

Frequently Paired Words

telephone telephony

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic embryonic ionic platonic philharmonic

Questions

How do you pronounce telephonic?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˌɛləfˈɑnɪk/.
What does telephonic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.
Where does telephonic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telephonic From telephone + -ic.

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