telephone

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telephone
ˈtɛlɪfəʊn Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.
    E.g. a telephone call
  • a game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper.
verb
  • contact (someone) using the telephone.
    E.g. he telephoned his wife at 9.30

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