| n. & v. t. | 1. | Colloq. for Telephone. |
| n. | 1. | (Phonetics) a speech sound. |
| Noun | 1. | phone - electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"Synonyms: telephone, telephone set |
| 2. | phone - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language Synonyms: speech sound, sound | |
| 3. | phone - electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" | |
| Verb | 1. | phone - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" |
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