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    tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
    [ˌtɛlɪkəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
    noun
    telecommunication (noun) · telecommunications (plural noun)
    1. communication over a distance by cable, telegraph, telephone, or broadcasting:
      "digital telecommunication has much to recommend it" · "telecommunication equipment"
      • (telecommunications)
        the branch of technology concerned with telecommunication:
        "the field of telecommunications" · "the telecommunications market"
      • formal
        a message sent by telecommunication:
        "it is an offence for a person intentionally to intercept a telecommunication"
    Origin
    early 20th century: from French télécommunication, from télé- ‘at a distance’ + communication ‘communication’.
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