teleconferencing

[tel-i-kon-fer-uhn-sing, -fruhn-]

tel·e·con·fer·enc·ing

[tel-i-kon-fer-uhn-sing, -fruhn-]
noun
1.
adjective
2.
pertaining to or suitable for holding such meetings.

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Teleconferencing has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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.

Origin:
1970–75; teleconference + -ing1
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tel·e·con·fer·ence

[tel-i-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns] noun, verb, tel·e·con·fer·enced, tel·e·con·fer·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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teleconferencing

noun
a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television [syn: teleconference
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