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phone
1[ fohn ]
noun
- a portable electronic telephone device, as a cell phone, mobile phone, or smartphone.
verb (used with object)
- to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
- to send (a message) by telephone.
verb (used without object)
- to send a message by telephone.
phone
2[ fohn ]
noun
- a speech sound:
There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”
-phone
3- a combining form meaning “speech sound” ( homophone ), “an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction” ( telephone ), “a musical instrument” ( saxophone; xylophone ).
-phone
1combining_form
- forming nouns indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound
telephone
microphone
- forming nouns and adjectives (a person) speaking a particular language
Francophone
phone
2/ fəʊn /
noun
- short for telephone
phone
3/ fəʊn /
noun
- phonetics a single uncomplicated speech sound
Derived Forms
- -phonic, combining_form:in_adjective
Other Words From
- phonal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of phone1
Origin of phone2
Word History and Origins
Origin of phone1
Origin of phone2
Example Sentences
"When a couple of people brought it up on the phone, everybody was a bit shocked that there'd been quite a serious incident at the city airport."
Geoffrey recalls a phone call his father made to him one morning, letting him know the papers had got hold of the story that he was leaving his mother.
The spokesman also urged local residents to check their bins for a mobile phone that might have been discarded nearby.
Believe me, I’m completely aware that I sound like a Scrooge, a buzzkill harping and carping about innocuous movies that are meant to be little more than background noise while people scroll on their phones.
Dozens of Alawites who we had contacted by phone had refused to speak to us, with many saying they were scared.
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