phone
verb
phoned; phoning
Definition of phone (Entry 2 of 5)
phone
noun (2)Definition of phone (Entry 3 of 5)
: a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the sound system of a language
-phone
noun combining form
plural -phones
Definition of -phone (Entry 4 of 5)
1
: sound-transmitting device
microphone radiophone
2
: musical instrument
xylophone
3
: speech sound
homophone
: symbol representing a speech sound
polyphone
4
: speaker of (a specified language)
Francophone
-phone
adjective combining formDefinition of -phone (Entry 5 of 5)
: of or relating to a population that speaks (a specified language)
Francophone
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The first known use of phone was circa 1866
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