telephone conference

noun

A conference held by telephone; an arranged phone call between more than two parties.

“The four of us should hold a telephone conference next week.”

Meanings

nountelephone conference (plural telephone conferences)

plural telephone conferences

  1. A conference held by telephone; an arranged phone call between more than two parties.

    The four of us should hold a telephone conference next week.

    Synonyms: teleconference

  2. broadlyAny multi-party telephone call.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conference held by telephone; an arranged phone call between more than two parties.

Translations

Afrikaans foonkonferensie
  • foonkonferensieconference held by telephone
Chinese Cantonese 電話會議 /电话会议, con call
  • 電話會議 /电话会议conference held by telephone
  • con callconference held by telephone
Chinese Mandarin 電話會議 /电话会议, 康扣
  • 電話會議 /电话会议 (diànhuà huìyì)conference held by telephone
  • 康扣conference held by telephone
Finnish puhelinkokous
  • puhelinkokousconference held by telephone
French conférence téléphonique
  • conférence téléphoniqueconference held by telephone
German Telefonkonferenz
  • Telefonkonferenzconference held by telephone
Romanian conferință telefonică, teleconferință
  • conferință telefonicăconference held by telephone
  • teleconferințăconference held by telephone
Russian селе́кторное совеща́ние, телефо́нная конфере́нция
  • селе́кторное совеща́ние (seléktornoje soveščánije)conference held by telephone
  • телефо́нная конфере́нция (telefónnaja konferéncija)conference held by telephone
Spanish teleconferencia, conferencia telefónica
  • teleconferenciaconference held by telephone
  • conferencia telefónicaconference held by telephone
Swedish telefonkonferens
  • telefonkonferensconference held by telephone
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“telephone conference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20conference. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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