phone Definition

phone¹
'phone
noun

1. A telephone. Also as adj.

Example: phone call
Example: phone box

verb

tr & intr
phoned, phoning
1. To telephone someone.

Thesaurus: call, contact, ring up, buzz (slang), dial.
Form: phone someone up (also)

Etymology: 19c.

Phrasal Verb: phone in

To take part in a broadcast phone-in.

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phone²
noun

1. phonetics.
A single or elementary speech sound.

Etymology: 19c: Greek, meaning ‘sound'.