- pronunciation:
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fon
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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A telephone is something people can use to talk to someone who is far away. A telephone has a part for speaking into and a part for listening. Nowadays, most telephones can function like computers and cameras too.
My mom doesn't like when the telephone rings during dinner.Mr. Simms picked up his telephone and checked if he got a text from his wife.
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verb |
| inflections: |
telephones, telephoning, telephoned |
| definition: |
When you telephone someone, you call them by using a telephone.
On Monday morning, Anna's dad telephoned her school to tell them that she was sick and would be absent that day.- similar words:
- call
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Word Builder: telephone +
- telephone book:
a book with a list of telephone customers, their numbers, and other information.
- telephone number:
the number a telephone company gives to a customer.