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telephonic en · ADJ

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.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.
   • There is two-way telephonic communication between kitchen, scullery, buffet and staff in the corridor between buffet and dining saloon. 1962 July, G. Freeman Allen, “The New "Rheingold"”, in Modern Railways, page 25:

Deriveds

pretelephonic · transtelephonic · nontelephonic · radiotelephonic · telephonically

Relateds

telephone · telephony

Translations (19)

pl telefoniczny (of or relating to telephony) · be тэлефо́нны (of or relating to telephony) · uk телефо́нний (of or relating to telephony) · ar تِلِفُونِيّ (of or relating to telephony) · lv teleonisks (of or relating to telephony) · ca telefònic (of or relating to telephony) · ru телефо́нный (of or relating to telephony) · de telefonisch (of or relating to telephony) · es telefónico (of or relating to telephony) · cs telefonický (of or relating to telephony) · lv telefona (of or relating to telephony) · sv telefonisk (of or relating to telephony) · ar هَاتِفِيّ (of or relating to telephony) · eo telefona (of or relating to telephony) · sk telefonický (of or relating to telephony) · fr téléphonique (of or relating to telephony) · it telefonico (of or relating to telephony) · bg телефо́нен (of or relating to telephony) · gv çhellvaneagh (of or relating to telephony)