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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024phone1 /foʊn/USA pronunciation n., v., phoned, phon•ing. n. [countable] - Telecommunicationsa telephone.
v. - to use a telephone to call (someone): [~ + object]I tried phoning you last night, but no one was there.[no object]Look, just phone if you need us, OK?
See -phon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024phone1 (fōn),USA pronunciation n., v.t., v.i., phoned, phon•ing. - Telecommunicationstelephone.
phone2 (fōn),USA pronunciation n. [Phonet.]- a speech sound:There are three phonetically different "t'' phones in an utterance of "titillate,'' and two in an utterance of "tattletale.''Cf. allophone, phoneme.
- Greek phōné̄ voice
- 1865–70
pho′nal, adj. -phone, - a combining form meaning "speech sound'' (homophone), "an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction'' (telephone), "a musical instrument'' (saxophone;
xylophone).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: phone /fəʊn/ n , vb - short for telephone
phone /fəʊn/ n - a single uncomplicated speech sound
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek phōnē sound, voice Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -phone combining form - (forming nouns) indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound: microphone, telephone
- (forming nouns and adjectives) (a person) speaking a particular language: Francophone
Etymology: from Greek phōnē voice, sound-phonic adj combining form |