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french telephone

French tel·e·phone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [french tel-uh-fohn]
    • /frɛntʃ ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/
    • /frentʃ ˈtelɪfəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [french tel-uh-fohn]
    • /frɛntʃ ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/

Definitions of french telephone words

  • noun french telephone handset (def 1). 1
  • noun french telephone a telephone apparatus consisting of an often ornate boxlike base having a pronged cradle holding the handset containing a microphone and speaker at either end 0

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Origin of french telephone

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for French telephone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

french telephone popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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