mobile phone

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noun

any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.

Origin of mobile phone

First recorded in 1945–50

Also called mobile telephone.

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British Dictionary definitions for mobile phone

mobile phone

noun

a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system

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