telephony

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telephony

/təˈlɛf.ə.ni/ UK

noun telephonies

uncountable, usually The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
uncountable, usually The study and application of telephone technology.

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noun act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum

Español	telefonía
Português	telefonia
Deutsch	Telefonie, Fernsprechwesen
Italiano	telefonia
Ελληνικά	τηλεφωνία tilefonía
Română	telefonie
Русский	телефони́я telefoníja

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@misc{telephony_2026,
  title = {telephony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telephony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}