phone
/fəʊn/
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Translation
A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.
Word origin
A short form of telephone, from Greek roots meaning far and sound.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- phone
Grammar
Gender
Pluralphones
Examples
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A "phone" is a thing you use to talk to people.
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"Phones" is the plural, meaning more than one phone.
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A "phone" lets you talk to people far away.
A phone is a small thing you hold in your hand to talk to people who are far away. With a phone you can also send messages, take pictures, and look things up. One is a phone, and more than one are phones.
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