phone

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[edit] English

A rotary-dial phone

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Shortening of telephone.

[edit] Noun

Singular
phone

Plural
phones

phone (plural phones)

  1. A device for transmitting sound in real time across distances.
[edit] Translations
A device for transmitting sound (telephone)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to phone

Third person singular
phones

Simple past
phoned

Past participle
phoned

Present participle
phoning

to phone (third-person singular simple present phones, present participle phoning, simple past and past participle phoned)

  1. (transitive) To call (someone) on the telephone.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
to call (someone) on the telephone

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[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

Singular
phone

Plural
phones

phone (plural phones)

  1. (linguistics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
speech segment

[edit] French

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[edit] Noun

phone m.

  1. phon (a unit of apparent loudness)


This French entry was created from the translations listed at phon. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see phone in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) November 2009

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