telco
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telco
- /ˈtɛlˌkəʊ/ UK
Where it comes from
Diachronically, from tel + Co., from the collocation of Tel. Co. as seen, for example, in Bell Tel. Co. or the names of countless local telephone exchange companies (e.g., Savannah Valley Tel. Co., Mutual Tel. Co., Tarrytown Tel. Co.), by abbreviation in the late 19th through mid-20th centuries; synchronically also a clipped compound as tel(ephone) + co(mpany).
noun telcos
- A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a telecom.
Translations
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noun telephone company
| 日本語 | 電話会社 denwa gaisha |
|---|---|
| Français | compagnie de téléphone, opérateur, opérateur téléphonique |
| Deutsch | Telefongesellschaft |
| Русский | телефо́нная компа́ния telefónnaja kompánija |
| Tiếng Việt | công ty viễn thông, hãng viễn thông |
Talk about this word "telco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/telco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. telco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/telco "telco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/telco.Cite this
@misc{telco_2026,
title = {telco},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telco},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
