telecommunication
tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
noun \ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən\Definition of TELECOMMUNICATION
1
: communication at a distance (as by telephone)
2
: technology that deals with telecommunication —usually used in plural
Origin of TELECOMMUNICATION
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1932
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