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telephonically

adverb

  1. over the telephone/by means of telephones
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adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English telephonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English telephonically From telephonic + -ally.

  1. Using a telephone, by means of a telephone.

    Having a telephone was a novelty; the cat certainly thought so as Charlie would yowl every time it rang, just in case the “bring bring” sound was not sufficient enough to bring to your attention that someone was attempting to contact you telephonically.