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Telephone
ˈtɛlɪfəʊn
Telephone definitions
noun
telephone
telephones
- a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals
"make arrangements over the telephone"
- an instrument used as part of a telephone system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a dial or set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument
"it was eight-thirty when the telephone rang, and I knew it was Chandler"
- a game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper
verb
telephone
telephoned
telephones
telephoning
- contact (someone) using the telephone
"he telephoned his wife at 9.30"
- make a telephone call
"she telephoned for help"
- send (a message) by telephone
"Barbara had telephoned the news"