telecommunicate

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verb

To communicate over a long distance, often across the internet.

OriginEnglish communicate ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- →
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Meanings

verbtelecommunicate (third-person singular simple present telecommunicates, present participle telecommunicating, simple past and past participle telecommunicated)

present singular third person telecommunicates · participle present telecommunicating · participle past telecommunicated · past telecommunicated

  1. To communicate over a long distance, often across the internet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishcommunicate
  5. Englishtelecommunicate

From tele- + communicate.

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APA

telecommunicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommunicate

MLA

“telecommunicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommunicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telecommunicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommunicate.

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