DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
telephone
/'tɛlə,foʊn/ · tɛləfoʊn
Telephone has 3 syllables: tel · e · phone.
tel
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e
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phone
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noun. Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.
noun. Transmitting speech at a distance.
verb. Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.
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