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phone
1[ fohn ]
noun
- a portable electronic telephone device, as a cell phone, mobile phone, or smartphone.
verb (used with object)
phoned, phoning.
- to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
- to send (a message) by telephone.
verb (used without object)
phoned, phoning.
- to send a message by telephone.
phone
2[ fohn ]
noun
Phonetics.
- a speech sound:
There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”
-phone
3- a combining form meaning “speech sound” ( homophone ), “an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction” ( telephone ), “a musical instrument” ( saxophone; xylophone ).
-phone
1combining_form
- forming nouns indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound
telephone
microphone
- forming nouns and adjectives (a person) speaking a particular language
Francophone
phone
2/ əʊ /
noun
- short for telephone
phone
3/ əʊ /
noun
- phonetics a single uncomplicated speech sound
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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
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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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