French telephone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French telephone
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Anyone with a French telephone line could get a Minitel monitor for free and make use of the hybrid public-private network between the late 1970s and 1990s.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2018
He had the usual trouble with the French telephone system.
From Time Magazine Archive
A technician for France-Telecom, the French telephone network, was also recruited.
From Time Magazine Archive
The machine was invented by French telephone engineers Rene Higgonet and Louis Moyroud, later developed by scientists including Dr. Vannevar Bush, wartime boss of the Office of Scientific Research and Development.
From Time Magazine Archive
He would have telephoned had he dared to use the French telephone.
From The Roll-Call by Bennett, Arnold
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