telephonic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.

OriginEnglish telephone ← French téléphone ← Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivetelephonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.

    There is two-way telephonic communication between kitchen, scullery, buffet and staff in the corridor between buffet and dining saloon.

    1962 July, G. Freeman Allen, “The New "Rheingold"”, in Modern Railways, page 25

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Frenchtélé-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  6. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  7. Frenchtéléphone
  8. Englishtelephone
  9. Englishtelephonic

From telephone + -ic.

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Translations

Arabic هَاتِفِيّ, تِلِفُونِيّ
  • هَاتِفِيّ (hātifiyy)of or relating to telephony
  • تِلِفُونِيّ (tilifūniyy)of or relating to telephony
Bulgarian телефо́нен
  • телефо́нен (telefónen)of or relating to telephony
Catalan telefònic
  • telefònicof or relating to telephony
Czech telefonický
  • telefonickýof or relating to telephony
Esperanto telefona
  • telefonaof or relating to telephony
French téléphonique
  • téléphoniqueof or relating to telephony
German telefonisch
  • telefonischof or relating to telephony
Italian telefonico
  • telefonicoof or relating to telephony
Latvian teleonisks, telefona
  • teleonisksof or relating to telephony
  • telefonaof or relating to telephony
Polish telefoniczny
  • telefonicznyof or relating to telephony
Russian телефо́нный
  • телефо́нный (telefónnyj)of or relating to telephony
Slovak telefonický
  • telefonickýof or relating to telephony
Spanish telefónico
  • telefónicoof or relating to telephony
Swedish telefonisk
  • telefoniskof or relating to telephony
Ukrainian телефо́нний
  • телефо́нний (telefónnyj)of or relating to telephony
Cite this entry
APA

telephonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephonic

MLA

“telephonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephonic.

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