phone
Meaning
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A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
Synonyms
call by telephone
telephone set
give a ring
speech sound
give a bell
give a call
head telephone
speech-sounds
by telephone
make a call
make a phone call
receiver-transmitter
make a telephone call
Phone Number
place a call
head receiver
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəʊ̯n/
Etymology
Clipping of telephone; attested by 1884.
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