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phone


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verb
phonedphon·ing

Definition of PHONE

: telephone
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Examples of PHONE

  1. Someone from the newspaper will be phoning with a few questions.
  2. <she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner>

First Known Use of PHONE

1889

Related to PHONE

Synonyms: dial, call, ring (up) [chiefly British], telephone
Related Words: beep, buzz; call in; cold-call
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Other Telecommunications Terms

Ethernet, intercept

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