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tel⋅e⋅con⋅fer⋅ence

[tel-i-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns] noun, verb, -enced, -enc⋅ing.
–noun
1. a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
–verb (used without object)
2. to participate in such a meeting or meetings.

Origin:
1950–55; tele- 1 + conference
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tel·e·con·fer·ence   (těl'ĭ-kŏn'fər-əns, -frəns)   
n.  A conference held among people in different locations by means of telecommunications equipment, such as closed-circuit television.
intr.v.   tel·e·con·fer·enced, tel·e·con·fer·enc·ing, tel·e·con·fer·enc·es
To hold or participate in a teleconference.
tel'e·con'fer·enc·ing n.
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Word Origin & History

teleconference 
1953, from tele- + conference (see confer).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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