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telecom

noun tel·e·com \ˈte-li-ˌkäm\

: a telecommunications company

: the telecommunications industry

Full Definition of TELECOM

1

: telecommunication

2

: the telecommunications industry

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First Known Use of TELECOM

1948

Rhymes with TELECOM

cardamom, carpet bomb, CD-ROM, cherry bomb, cluster bomb, diatom, intercom, lemon balm, letter bomb, logic bomb, neutron bomb, Peeping Tom, royal palm, sago palm, soccer mom, supermom, Uncle Tom, Vietnam

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