telephonableadj.

Brit.

/tɛlᵻˈfəʊnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌtɛləˈfoʊnəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: telephone v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < telephone v. + -able suffix.

Able to be reached or contacted by telephone. Formerly also (in quot. 1903): †able to be conducted over the telephone (obsolete rare).

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [adjective] > telephonable

telephonable1903

1903 Electr. Rev. 29 Aug. 274/3 The possibility of getting through a vast deal of business by modifying its conduct so as to make it, so to speak, ‘telephonable’.

1908 G. B. Shaw Lett. to Granville Barker (1956) 126 She is ill and not telephonable.

1932 New Statesman 23 Jan. 88/1 The advertising campaign which is so largely increasing the number of telephonable people.

1973 S. Alsop Stay of Execution (1974) i. 20 Katmandu was not easily telephonable.

1989 J. Cook in T. Evans & D. Nation Crit. Refl. Distance Educ. iii. 34 Their teacher..remains..telephonable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telephonable
释义	telephonableadj. Brit. /tɛlᵻˈfəʊnəbl/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈfoʊnəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: telephone v., -able suffix. Etymology: < telephone v. + -able suffix. Able to be reached or contacted by telephone. Formerly also (in quot. 1903): †able to be conducted over the telephone (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [adjective] > telephonable telephonable1903 1903 Electr. Rev. 29 Aug. 274/3 The possibility of getting through a vast deal of business by modifying its conduct so as to make it, so to speak, ‘telephonable’. 1908 G. B. Shaw Lett. to Granville Barker (1956) 126 She is ill and not telephonable. 1932 New Statesman 23 Jan. 88/1 The advertising campaign which is so largely increasing the number of telephonable people. 1973 S. Alsop Stay of Execution (1974) i. 20 Katmandu was not easily telephonable. 1989 J. Cook in T. Evans & D. Nation Crit. Refl. Distance Educ. iii. 34 Their teacher..remains..telephonable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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