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Telephone I Talk Number Piece Equipment Noun Electrical

word telephone
definition
noun
The telephone is the electrical system of communication that you use to talk directly to someone else in a different place. You use the telephone by dialling a number on a piece of equipment and speaking into it.
They usually exchanged messages by telephone.
I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be.
She was wanted on the telephone.
A telephone is the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to someone by telephone.
He got up and answered the telephone.
The telephone in Rizzoli's room rang.
verb
If you telephone someone, you dial their telephone number and speak to them by telephone.
I felt so badly I had to telephone Owen to say I was sorry.
They usually telephone first to see if she is at home.
inflections telephonestelephoningtelephonedblowercellphoneorcellular phone
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