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1 definition found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: phone n 1: an instrument that converts sound into signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" [syn: {telephone}, {telephone set}] 2: (linguistics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language [syn: {speech sound}, {sound}] 3: a device for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earphone}, {earpiece}, {headphone}] v : get or try to get into communication by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {ring}]
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