phone
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See also -phone
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈfəʊn/, SAMPA: /"f@Un/
- (US) IPA: /ˈfoʊn/, SAMPA: /"foUn/
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[edit] Etymology 1
Shortening of telephone.
[edit] Noun
phone (plural phones)
- A device for transmitting sound in real time across distances.
[edit] Translations
A device for transmitting sound (telephone)
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[edit] Verb
phone (third-person singular simple present phones, present participle phoning, simple past and past participle phoned)
- (transitive) To call (someone) on the telephone.
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to call (someone) on the telephone
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[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
phone (plural phones)
- (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.
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speech segment
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
phone m.
- 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