"telecommunication" meaning in English

See telecommunication in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌtɛlɪkəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-telecommunication.wav [US] Forms: telecommunication [singular], telecommunications [plural]
Etymology: tele- + communication Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|tele|communication}} tele- + communication Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Telecommunication is the science of sending messages over a distance using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.
    Sense id: simple-telecommunication-en-noun-9EI7Rz9W
  2. A telecommunication is a message received by using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.
    Sense id: simple-telecommunication-en-noun-MeiG9xJO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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