noun
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
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- I talked to him on the telephone
noun
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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noun
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds
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- it is held over or inserted into the ear
- it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
verb
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
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- I tried to call you all night
- Take two aspirin and call me in the morning