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telecommuting.

The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/Canada, General-American[ˈtɛləkəˌmjuɾɪŋ]Canada, General-American/ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtɪŋ/Australia
  1. The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English commuting English telecommuting From tele- + commuting.

verb/ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/Canada, General-American[ˈtɛləkəˌmjuɾɪŋ]Canada, General-American/ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtɪŋ/Australia
  1. present participle and gerund of telecommute

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English commuting English telecommuting From tele- + commuting.

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