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Telephony Pronunciation
Telephony is pronounced TE-luh-foh-nee, IPA /ˈtɛləˌfoʊni/.
TE-luh-foh-nee
US /ˈtɛləˌfoʊni/ · UK /təˈlɛfəˌni/
Syllables: TE · luh · foh · nee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The system or technology of transmitting speech over a distance.
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Telephony in a Sentence
- The firm moved its telephony into the cloud.
- Digital telephony replaced the old exchanges.
- She works on telephony standards for a living.
Common Mispronunciations of Telephony
Not TE-luh-fohn-ee
This is not telephone with an ee added. Its own ending is a quick nee and the oh in front of it is weak.
Not te-luh-FOH-nee
No dictionary pushes the third beat, so the loud one is either the first or the second depending on where you are.
Tip: Americans front the beat, TE-luh-foh-nee, and British speakers put it on the second, tuh-LE-fuh-nee.
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