telephone

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Noun

Singular telephone

Plural telephones

1. A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.

   I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.

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Synonyms

• phone

Related words

• telephone book

Verb

Plain form telephone

Third-person singular telephones

Past tense telephoned

Past participle telephoned

Present participle telephoning

1. If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.

   I telephoned my friend yesterday.

Synonyms

• call