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telephone booth

tel·e·phone booth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tel-uh-fohn booth]
    • /ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn buθ/
    • /ˈtelɪfəʊn buːð/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tel-uh-fohn booth]
    • /ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn buθ/

Definitions of telephone booth words

  • noun telephone booth a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone. 1
  • noun telephone booth public phone kiosk 1
  • countable noun telephone booth A telephone booth is a place in a public building or in the street where there is a telephone that can be used by the public. 0
  • noun telephone booth a place in a public building or in the street where there is a telephone that can be used by the public 0
  • noun telephone booth a booth in a public place containing a telephone, usually operated by inserting coins 0
See all 5 definitions of telephone booth

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Origin of telephone booth

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Telephone booth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Telephone booth

telephone booth popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% 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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Synonyms for telephone booth

noun telephone booth

  • call box — A call box is the same as a telephone box.
Just one Synonym for telephone booth

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