telephone
noun
an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
telephones
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pluralof telephone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof telephone (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
telephonenounan apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
Example Sentences
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At the heart of Britain's coin factory, old Bank of England telephones are stripped down and dipped into giant vats to recover a hidden treasure: the gold in their circuits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We look at all of the data we have in our telephones, CCTV, the audio. There's that wealth of documentary evidence. And of course, when you go back such a long time, witnesses pass away."
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The 12-man company built structures for telephones and electrical equipment alongside train tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
The U.S. government broke up AT&T in 1982 because a company owning phone lines and telephones was anticompetitive.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
The clash culminates several weeks after Enrique arrives, when Maria Isabel telephones collect and her call is rejected because some of the immigrants in the trailer do not know who she is.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
