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tel⋅e⋅com⋅mu⋅ni⋅ca⋅tions

  [tel-i-kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhnz]
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–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.
Origin:
1930–35; tele- 1 + communication + -s 3
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tel·e·com·mu·ni·ca·tion   (těl'ĭ-kə-myōō'nĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The science and technology of communication at a distance by electronic transmission of impulses, as by telegraph, cable, telephone, radio, or television. Often used in the plural with a singular verb: Telecommunications is an important area of professional growth.
  2. The electronic systems used in transmitting messages, as by telegraph, cable, telephone, radio, or television. Often used in the plural with a plural verb: Telecommunications were disrupted by the brownout.
  3. A message so transmitted.
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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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Language Translation for : telecommunications
Spanish: telecomunicaciones,
German: das Fernmeldewesen,
Japanese: 遠距離通信
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