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Grandma called us on the telephone.
What does Telephone mean?
a device for talking over distance, or to call someone.
Dictionary definition
A telephone is a device used to talk with someone over a distance, and to telephone means to call someone by phone.
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Telephone in a sentence
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The office used a telephone to contact families quickly.
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Before smartphones, the telephone changed how people shared news across long distances.
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What does telephone mean?
Telephone can mean a calling device or the action of calling someone.
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tel · uh · fohn · strongest beat: tel
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WordTelephone.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningTelephone means a device for talking over distance, or to call someone.
ExampleExample: Grandma called us on the telephone.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- tel · uh · fohn
- Strongest beat
- tel
- Ending
- fohn
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tel.
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Telephone word family
Base word
telephone
noun
telephone
A device for speaking across distance.
noun
telephones
More than one telephone.
verb
telephoned
Called by phone.
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