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telephone n. [
phone, telephone set] electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"
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telephone v. [
call, call up, phone, ring] get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
. wn #3
telephone n. [
telephony] transmitting speech at a distance
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