telephonic

adjective

tele·​phon·​ic ˌte-lə-ˈfä-nik How to pronounce telephonic (audio)
: of, relating to, or conveyed by a telephone
telephonically adverb

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The director contacted the chief of police and insisted that the man be arrested for telephonic harassment, the complaint said. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025 The government dropped a second charge that Schoenfeld knowingly made a telephonic bomb threat. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024 Ocasio Cortez referenced a 2022 telephonic bomb threat against a Boston hospital that launched a healthcare program focused on transgender and gender-diverse youth as evidence. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024 These statutes are both permissive, and boards can decide whether to allow virtual or telephonic participation. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for telephonic

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telephonic was in 1877

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“Telephonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephonic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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