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telephone
Definition 1 (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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The telephone.
He told me to telephone him. You wait here, eh?
Our newsmen, who have been on the telephone talking with officials of other cities...
We were tipped off on the telephone. By a man named Higgins.
Definition 2 (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
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I told them to take it out of the window since you telephoned me. Thanks.
A woman, startled by the sight in the sky, telephones the police.