telephone

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A rotary-dial telephone

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From French téléphone from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tēle), afar) + φωνή (phōnē), voice, sound)

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Singular
telephone

Plural
telephones

telephone (plural telephones)

  1. An electronic device used for two-way talking with other people (often shortened to phone).

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Infinitive
to telephone

Third person singular
telephones

Simple past
telephoned

Past participle
telephoned

Present participle
telephoning

to telephone (third-person singular simple present telephones, present participle telephoning, simple past and past participle telephoned)

  1. To contact someone by dialing his or her telephone number; to make someone's telephone ring using one's own telephone.

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