name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Marconi
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Pronunciation
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mär-kō′nē
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Received-Pronunciation: /mɑːˈkəʊ.niː/
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Canada, General-American: /mɑɹˈkoʊ.ni/
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Australian: /mɐːˈkəʉ.niː/
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New-Zealand: /mɐːˈkɐʉ.niː/
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Scotland: /maɹˈko.ni/
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India: /maːrˈkoː.niː/
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CMU ARPABET: M AA0 R K OW1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A marconigram; a message sent via radio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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verb
Meaning 3
To send (a message) via radio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To contact (someone) via radio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
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noun
Meaning 5
Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean (1874-1937)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Guglielmo Marconi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrical engineer
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Marcóni.
From the name of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937).
Real reading context