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phone

1

[ fohn ]

noun

  1. a portable electronic telephone device, as a cell phone, mobile phone, or smartphone.


verb (used with object)

phoned, phoning.
  1. to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
  2. to send (a message) by telephone.

verb (used without object)

phoned, phoning.
  1. to send a message by telephone.

phone

2

[ fohn ]

noun

Phonetics.
  1. a speech sound:

    There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”

-phone

3
  1. a combining form meaning “speech sound” ( homophone ), “an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction” ( telephone ), “a musical instrument” ( saxophone; xylophone ).

-phone

1

combining_form

  1. forming nouns indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound

    telephone

    microphone

  2. forming nouns and adjectives (a person) speaking a particular language

    Francophone

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

phone

2

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. short for telephone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

phone

3

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. phonetics a single uncomplicated speech sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -phonic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • n adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of phone1

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Origin of phone2

First recorded in 1865–70, phone is from the Greek word ōḗ voice

Origin of phone3

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of phone1

from Greek ōŧ voice, sound

Origin of phone2

C19: from Greek ōŧ sound, voice

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