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How to pronounce telephone
Say it like this: /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does telephone mean?
nounA telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance
A means of communicating information from one person to another or others.
Now chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a simple communication device which converts sounds (usually speech) into mechanical vibrations along a string, wire, etc.
“string telephone tin can telephone”
verbTo convey (information, a message, news, etc.) using a telephone (noun sense 1).
To (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone.
To provide (a place) with a telephone system.
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