phone
1
[ fohn ]
/ foʊn /
noun
a portable electronic telephone device, as a cell phone, mobile phone, or smartphone.
verb (used with object), phoned, phon·ing.
to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
to send (a message) by telephone.
verb (used without object), phoned, phon·ing.
to send a message by telephone.
Origin of phone
1
First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening
Words nearby phone
phonal,
phonasthenia,
phonate,
phonathon,
phonation,
phone,
phone book,
phone card,
phone hacking,
phone in,
phone phreak
Definition for phone (2 of 3)
phone
2
[ fohn ]
/ foʊn /
noun Phonetics.
a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”
Origin of phone
2
First recorded in 1865–70,
phone is from the Greek word
phōnḗ voice
OTHER WORDS FROM phone
pho·nal, adjectiveDefinition for phone (3 of 3)
-phone
a combining form meaning “speech sound” (homophone), “an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction” (telephone), “a musical instrument” (saxophone; xylophone).
Origin of -phone
see origin at
phone2
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British Dictionary definitions for phone (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for phone (2 of 3)
phone
2
/ (fəʊn) /
noun
phonetics
a single uncomplicated speech sound
Word Origin for phone
C19: from Greek
phōnē sound, voice
British Dictionary definitions for phone (3 of 3)
-phone
combining form
(forming nouns)
indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound
microphone; telephone
(forming nouns and adjectives)
(a person) speaking a particular language
Francophone
Derived forms of -phone
-phonic, adj combining formWord Origin for -phone
from Greek
phōnē voice, sound