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   Tel·e·phone

   /ˈteləˌfōn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals: "a telephone call"
   • ▪ an instrument used as part of a telephone system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument: "it was eight-thirty when the telephone rang, and I knew it was Chandler"
   • 2. a game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper. US

   verb

   • 1. contact (someone) using the telephone: "he telephoned his wife at 9.30"
   • ▪ make a telephone call: "she telephoned for help"
   • ▪ send (a message) by telephone: "Barbara had telephoned the news"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from tele- + -phone.

   Derivatives

   • 1. telephoner noun
   • 2. telephonic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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