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au·dio·con·fer·ence | \ ¦ȯ-dē-(ˌ)ō-¦kän-f(ə-)rən(t)s + 
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\ plural audioconferences
Definition of audioconference
: a conference in which people at different locations speak to each other via telephone or Internet connections
If an audioconference is scheduled, handouts or other visual materials that might be of value during the presentation should be distributed to add to the audio.— Ann E. Barron et al., Technologies for Education, 2002
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audioconferencing \ ¦ȯ-dē-(ˌ)ō-¦kän-f(ə-)rən(t)-siŋ + \ noun
\ noun
If those visual clues are not available (which is the case in audioconferencing), we have to rely solely on our voice to convey our meaning and messages to the other parties. — Dorothy Leeds, Power Speak, 2003
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The first known use of audioconference was in 1971
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