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telephone
English
Etymology
First used by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to refer to the modern instrument, but previous devices had been given this name, which was borrowed from French téléphone. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (têle, “afar”) + ???? (ph?n?, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /? t?l.??f??n/, /? t?l.??f??n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /? t?l.??fo?n/
- Hyphenation: tel?e?phone
Noun
telephone (countable and uncountable, plural telephones)
- A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
- (Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
Synonyms
- blower, phone, farspeaker, Ameche (slang), dog and bone (slang), horn (informal)
- See also Thesaurus:phone
Hyponyms
- cellphone
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
telephone (third-person singular simple present telephones, present participle telephoning, simple past and past participle telephoned)
- (transitive, intransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using the telephone.
- (transitive) To convey (a message) by telephoning.
- 2012, Robert Byron, ?Jan Morris, Europe in the Looking-Glass
- David telephoned his apologies to his mother.
- 2012, Robert Byron, ?Jan Morris, Europe in the Looking-Glass
Synonyms
- call, drop a line, phone, ring
- See also Thesaurus:telephone
Translations
Anagrams
- phenetole
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speakerphone
English
Etymology
speaker +? phone
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?spi?k??f??n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?spik??fo?n/
Noun
speakerphone (plural speakerphones)
- A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
- A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree.
Translations
See also
- earpiece
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