telecommunication

noun

tele·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: communication at a distance (as by telephone)

2

: technology that deals with telecommunication

—usually used in plural

Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Institutional interest is good news for public issues of India's largest stock bourse, the National Stock Exchange, and the country's biggest wireless telecommunications company, Jio Platforms, expected to hit the market later this year. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Ghana has opened the bidding and award process for 5G licenses, a move aimed at making the telecommunications sector more competitive. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Xona has already signed up several precision-timing customers to use Pulsar satellite signals in timing and synchronization services for financial markets, telecommunications, data centers, and transportation systems. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

The telecommunications company is also raising its business, government and non-consumer administration fees, according to the AT&T website. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for telecommunication

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• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization