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- [tel-uh-fohn]
- /ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/
- /ˈtelɪfəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tel-uh-fohn]
- /ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/
Definitions of telephone word
- noun telephone an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device. 1
- verb with object telephone to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone. 1
- verb with object telephone to send (a message) by telephone. 1
- verb without object telephone to send a message by telephone. 1
- noun telephone for making calls 1
- intransitive verb telephone make a call 1
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Origin of telephone
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; tele-1 + -phone
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Telephone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
telephone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
telephone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for telephone
noun telephone
- addressee — The addressee of a letter or parcel is the person or company that it is addressed to.
- addressees — the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.
- control center — an administrative or operational center for a group of related activities: the control center for the new military offensive.
- donee — a person to whom a gift is made.
- handset — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
verb telephone
- bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
- bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
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