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

Mac Steer, the owner of a telecommunications company and a frequent traveler, advised skipping the big chains that answer to shareholders. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Back then, the bottleneck was insufficient telecommunications infrastructure. — Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Zhu said most companies use equity financing and internal funds for AI spending, and that telecommunications giants as well as internet companies are investing in the tech. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

In June 2026, BOSS Revolution, an international telecommunications and financial services subsidiary of IDT Corporation, released its Global Calling Statistics & Analytics (2015-2025) report. — Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 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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• dehumidification
• demilitarization
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