telephone
IPA: tˈɛɫʌfoʊn
noun
- (countable) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
- (countable, historical) The receiver of such a device.
- (Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
- (Canada, US, uncountable, figuratively) Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.
- (transitive) To convey (a message) via telephone.
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