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te⋅leph⋅o⋅nist

  [tuh-lef-uh-nist, tel-uh-foh-]
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–noun Chiefly British.
a telephone switchboard operator.
Origin:
1875–80; telephone + -ist
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te·leph·o·ny   (tə-lěf'ə-nē)   
n.  

  1. The transmission of sound between distant stations, especially by radio or telephone.

  2. The technology and manufacture of telephone equipment.

te·leph'o·nist n.
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