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Synonyms
tel·e·phone (tĕĺə-fōń)

noun 

An instrument that converts voice and other sound signals into a form that can be transmitted to remote locations and that receives and reconverts waves into sound signals.

verb: -phoned, -phon·ing, -phones. 

transitive verb 

  1. To speak with (a person) by telephone.
  2. To initiate or make a telephone connection with; place a call to.
  3. To transmit (a message, for example) by telephone.

intransitive verb 

To engage in communication by telephone.

derivatives

teĺe·phońer
noun