English dictionary
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English noun: telephone | |||
| 1. | telephone (artifact) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | ||
| Samples | I talked to him on the telephone. | ||
| Synonyms | phone, telephone set | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electronic equipment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | desk phone, dial phone, dial telephone, extension, extension phone, French telephone, handset, pay-phone, pay-station, radiophone, radiotelephone, speakerphone, telephone extension, wireless telephone | ||
| Part holonym | mouthpiece, receiver, telephone receiver | ||
| Part meronym | phone system, telephone system | ||
| 2. | telephone (communication) transmitting speech at a distance | ||
| Synonyms | telephony | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telecom, telecommunication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, call forwarding, call waiting, phone call, telephone call, voice mail, voicemail | ||
| Domain category members | call, call in, call up, cell phone, dial, hang on, hold on, hold the line, phone, ring, telephone | ||
English verb: telephone | |||
| 1. | telephone (communication) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | ||
| Samples | I tried to call you all night. Take two aspirin and call me in the morning. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot telephone Sue , They telephone | ||
| Synonyms | call, call up, phone, ring | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telecommunicate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call in, cell phone | ||
| Entail | dial | ||
| Verb group | call | ||
| Domain category | telephone, telephony | ||
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