mobile phone

noun

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Take precautions by conserving fuel, water, food, and mobile phone charge, and be prepared for significant disruption. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Africa’s mobile phone market is dominated by Chinese brands that sell models offering functionalities that are more sensitive to the needs of users on the continent, and are much cheaper than higher-end products from Apple and Samsung. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026 In response, Colombia blocked mobile phone signals in three prisons from where the calls had apparently been made. ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 Picture taken with a mobile phone. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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