definitions

telephonic

[ tel-uh-fon-ik ]
/ ˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk /
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adjective

of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
carrying sound to a distance by artificial means.

Nearby words

telephone number, telephone pole, telephone receiver, telephone selling, telephone tag, telephonic, telephonist, telephony, telephoto, telephoto lens, telephotograph

Origin of telephonic

First recorded in 1825–35; tele-1 + -phone + -ic

Related forms

tel·e·phon·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·phon·ic, adjectivenon·tel·e·phon·i·cal·ly, adverbpre·tel·e·phon·ic, adjective
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Examples from the Web for telephonically

  • His opinions on any subject had never been telephonically or otherwise demanded by the editors of up-to-date dailies.

    Mr. Prohack|E. Arnold Bennett

  • In tones more than telephonically agonised he bade me not make a jest of his misery.

    Simon the Jester|William J. Locke