Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephonically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: tele-phon-i-cal-ly
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Using a telephone; by means of a telephone.

Example Sentences

"Having a telephone was a novelty; the cat certainly thought so as Charlie would yowl every time it rang, just in case the “bring bring” sound was not sufficient enough to bring to your attention that someone was attempting to contact you telephonically."

Etymology

Etymology tree English telephonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English telephonically From telephonic + -ally.

Questions

What does telephonically mean?: Using a telephone; by means of a telephone.
Where does telephonically come from?: Etymology tree English telephonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English telephonically From telephonic + -ally.

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