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telecommunications

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhnz]

tel·e·com·mu·ni·ca·tions

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhnz]
noun
1.
Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
2.
Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the science and technology of such communication.
3.
telecommunication, a message so transmitted.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to telecommunications.

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Telecommunications has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1930–35; tele-1 + communication + -s3
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telecommunications (ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the science and technology of communications by telephony, radio, television, etc

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telecommunication   (těl'ĭ-kə-my'nĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The science and technology of sending and receiving information such as sound, visual images, or computer data over long distances through the use of electrical, radio, or light signals, using electronic devices to encode the information as signals and to decode the signals as information.
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