: an apparatus for carrying on wireless telephony by radio waves

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First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radiotelephone was in 1904

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“Radiotelephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiotelephone. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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radiotelephone

noun
: a telephone that uses radio waves wholly or partly instead of connecting wires
radiotelephony noun
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