Phone Definition
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
(UK) Dated form of phone.
- To do something in a perfunctory way or with little interest:
One of the actors in the play was just phoning it in.
- to perform in a perfunctory, mechanical, or uninspired way
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Phone
Origin of Phone
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From Greek phōnē sound, voice bhā-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Greek phōnē sound, voice bhā-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Ancient Greek φωνή (phone, “sound"), related to fame.
From Wiktionary
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A shortening of telephone.
From Wiktionary
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Shortening of telephone.
From Wiktionary
Short for telephone
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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