Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Telephony /tĕl'-əf-ōnˌ-ē/ · Te·leph·o·ny · IPA /təˈlɛf.ə.ni/ 01 n. The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone. 1. The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone.