telephone
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French téléphone from Ancient Greek τῆλε (tēle), “‘afar’”) + φωνή (phōnē), “‘voice, sound’”)
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[edit] Noun
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telephone (plural telephones)
- An electronic device used for two-way talking with other people (often shortened to phone).
[edit] Synonyms
- blower
- phone
- Ameche (slang)
- dog and bone (slang)
- See also Wikisaurus:phone
[edit] Related terms
- mobile telephone
- public telephone
- telephone book
- telephone box
- telephone call
- telephone conference
- telephony
[edit] Translations
an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people
[edit] Verb
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to telephone (third-person singular simple present telephones, present participle telephoning, simple past and past participle telephoned)
- To contact someone by dialing his or her telephone number; to make someone's telephone ring using one's own telephone.
[edit] Synonyms
- call
- drop a line
- phone
- ring
- See also Wikisaurus:telephone
[edit] Translations
to call someone
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