GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Phone, n. [Colloq. for Telephone.]
   1. An instrument that converts sound into signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; a telephone; as, “I talked to him on the phone”.
   
   Syn. -- telephone, telephone set.
   
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   2. (Phonetics) An individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.  A speech sound.
   
   Syn. -- speech sound, sound.
   
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   3. A device for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear.
   
   Syn. -- earearpiece, headphone, phone.
   
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2.       
   phone, v. t. To get or try to get into communication with, using a telephone; as, “I phoned him this morning”.
   
   Syn. -- call, telephone, call up, ring.
   
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   E. T. phone home. E. T. (the movie)
   
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