-phone /-fōn/

1. Used to signify speaking, or someone who speaks (a given language), as in Francophone
2. Used to denote an instrument producing, reproducing or transmitting sound as in microphone

-phonic adjective

phone¹ or 'phone /fōn/

1. Short for telephone
2. (in pl) headphones (informal)

To telephone

phōˈner noun

A person who telephones

phone call noun

phoneˈcard noun

A card, bought from newsagents, tobacconists, post offices, etc, which can be used instead of cash to pay for phone calls from appropriate public phones (also adjective)

phone hacking noun

The practice of gaining unauthorized access to information stored on another person's phone

phoneˈ-in noun

A radio or television programme in which phone calls are invited from listeners or viewers and are broadcast live, with discussion by an expert or panel, etc, in the studio

phoner-inˈ noun

phone sex noun

1. The act of having a sexually explicit conversation by telephone
2. The provision of such conversation as a commercial service

phone² /fōn/ (phonetics)

A single elementary speech sound

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