Dictionary
telephone
Meaning
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- A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
- The receiver of such a device.
- The game of Chinese whispers.
- Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.
Hyphenated as
tel‧e‧phone
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/
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