tel•e•phone
Pronunciation: (tel'u-fōn"), [key]
— n., v., -phoned, -phon•ing.
—n.
- an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, esp. by an electric device.
—v.t.
- to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
- to send (a message) by telephone.
—v.i.
- to send a message by telephone.
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