verb
Marconi
mah-KOH-nee
verb
1
To send a message by radio.
"The operator marconied the coordinates back to base."
"They marconied a warning to nearby ships."
noun
1
A message sent by radio; a marconigram.
"A marconi arrived confirming the ship's safe arrival."
How to Use Marconi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed, mostly in older writing, as a verb or noun for sending/receiving a message by radio, after the inventor of radio.
Common mistake
Rare outside historical or nautical contexts today — most modern writing just says "radioed" instead.
Word Forms
marconied past tense, marconis plural, marconis singular
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Etymology
From the surname of Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor credited with pioneering long-distance radio transmission.