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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

電気通信

Pronunciation / Transliteration: denki tsūshin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Telecommunication/ˌtɛl.ɪ.kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"電気通信の発達により情報社会が実現しました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Communication at a distance by technological means.

    "Advances in telecommunication have transformed how remote teams collaborate across different continents."
  2. 2

    The transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.

    "Modern telecommunication relies heavily on fiber optic cables and satellite networks to connect global users instantly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'tele-' meaning 'distant' or 'far off', combined with the English word 'communication', which traces back to the Latin 'communicare' meaning 'to share' or 'to make common'. Coined in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the rapid expansion of electrical telegraphy and telephony, the term officially entered international technical vocabulary to describe the transmission of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds over significant distances.

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