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Definitions of 'telephone'

1. (noun) telephone, phone, telephone set
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"

2. (verb) telephone, telephony
transmitting speech at a distance

3. (verb) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
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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