Definition of phone
: a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the sound system of a language
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Origin and Etymology of phone
Greek phōnē
First Known Use: circa 1866
Origin and Etymology of phone
by shortening
First Known Use: 1880
phone
Definition of phone
phoned
;phoning
Examples of phone in a Sentence
Someone from the newspaper will be phoning with a few questions.
she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner
1885
First Known Use of phone
1885
-phone
Definition of -phone
1 : sound homophone —often in names of musical instruments and sound-transmitting devices radiophone xylophone
2 : speaker of (a specified language) Francophone
Origin and Etymology of -phone
Greek -phōnos sounding, from phōnē
-phone
Definition of -phone
: of or relating to a population that speaks (a specified language) Francophone
Origin and Etymology of -phone
French, from Greek -phōnos
PHONE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of phone for English Language Learners
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: to speak or try to speak to (someone) over a telephone system
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Definition of -phone for English Language Learners
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: sound
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: a speaker of a specified language
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