/ Dictionary / Index T telephony: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: te•leph•o•ny Pronunciation: (tu-lef'u-nē), [key] — n. the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems. a system of telecommunications in which telephonic equipment is employed in the transmission of speech or other sound between points, with or without the use of wires. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: telephony (Thesaurus) telephonist telephoto Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language