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phone

1

[ fohn ]

noun

  1. a portable electronic telephone device, as a cell phone, mobile phone, or smartphone.


verb (used with object)

phoned, phoning.
  1. to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
  2. to send (a message) by telephone.

verb (used without object)

phoned, phoning.
  1. to send a message by telephone.

phone

2

[ fohn ]

noun

Phonetics.
  1. a speech sound:

    There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”

-phone

3
  1. a combining form meaning “speech sound” ( homophone ), “an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction” ( telephone ), “a musical instrument” ( saxophone; xylophone ).

-phone

1

combining_form

  1. forming nouns indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound

    telephone

    microphone

  2. forming nouns and adjectives (a person) speaking a particular language

    Francophone

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phone

2

/ fəʊn /

noun

  1. short for telephone
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phone

3

/ fəʊn /

noun

  1. phonetics a single uncomplicated speech sound
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Derived Forms

  • -phonic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Other Words From

  • phonal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phone1

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Origin of phone2

First recorded in 1865–70, phone is from the Greek word phōnḗ voice

Origin of phone3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phone1

from Greek phōnē voice, sound

Origin of phone2

C19: from Greek phōnē sound, voice
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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."

From BBC

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.

From BBC

The spokesman also urged local residents to check their bins for a mobile phone that might have been discarded nearby.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

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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