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Definition telephone

Etymology

First used by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to refer to the modern instrument, but previous devices had been given this name, which was borrowed from French téléphone. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (têle, “afar”) + ???? (ph?n?, “voice, sound”).

Noun

telephone (countable and uncountable, plural telephones)

  1. A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (often shortened to phone).
  2. (Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.

Verb

telephone (third-person singular simple present telephones, present participle telephoning, simple past and past participle telephoned)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using the telephone.
  2. (transitive) To convey (a message) by telephoning.

Results 139 Words with the letters TELEPHONE

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15 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
ENCEPHALITOGENS 28
RADIOTELEPHONES 23
14 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
ENCEPHALITOGEN 27
NEPHELOMETRIES 24
RADIOTELEPHONE 22
TELENCEPHALONS 26
13 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
METENCEPHALON 27
NEPHELOMETERS 23
NEPHELOMETRIC 26
OPENHEARTEDLY 23
POLYETHYLENES 25
TELENCEPHALON 25
12 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
NEPHELOMETER 22
NEPHELOMETRY 24
POLYETHYLENE 24
11 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
TELEPHONERS 18
TELEPHONIES 18
10 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
TELEPHONED 18
TELEPHONER 17
TELEPHONES 17
9 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
TELEPHONE 16
8 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
PHENETOL 15
7 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
POTHEEN 13
6 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
ETHENE 9
HOLPEN 13
LEPTON 11
PHENOL 13
POTEEN 10
5 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
ELOPE 9
HELOT 8
HOTEL 8
LENTO 7
LEONE 7
LETHE 8
NETOP 9
PELON 10
PHONE 11
TEPEE 8
THOLE 8
TOPEE 8
TOPHE 10
4 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
ENOL 6
EPEE 7
HEEL 7
HELO 7
HELP 10
HENT 7
HOLE 7
HOLP 10
HOLT 7
HONE 7
HOPE 9
LEET 5
LENO 6
LENT 6
LEPT 8
LONE 6
LOPE 8
LOTH 7
NEEP 8
NOEL 6
NOPE 8
NOTE 5
OPEN 8
PEEL 8
PEEN 8
PELE 8
PELT 8
PENT 8
PEON 8
PHON 10
PHOT 9
PLOT 8
POET 7
POLE 8
PONE 8
TEEL 5
TEEN 5
TELE 5
THEE 6
THEN 7
TOLE 5
TONE 5
TOPE 7
TOPH 9
3 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
EEL 4
EON 4
ETH 5
HEN 6
HEP 8
HET 5
HOE 5
HON 6
HOP 8
HOT 5
LEE 4
LET 4
LOP 7
LOT 4
NEE 4
NET 4
NOH 6
NOT 4
NTH 6
OLE 4
ONE 4
OPE 6
OPT 6
PEE 6
PEH 8
PEN 7
PET 6
PHT 8
POH 8
POL 7
POT 6
TEE 3
TEL 4
TEN 4
THE 5
THO 5
TOE 3
TON 4
TOP 6
2 letter words with the letters TELEPHONE ↑
EH 4
EL 3
EN 3
ET 2
HE 4
HO 4
LO 3
NE 3
NO 3
OE 2
OH 4
ON 3
OP 5
PE 5
TO 2

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