tel·e·phone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/
1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"
synset: telephone, phone, telephone_set
2. transmitting speech at a distance
1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
synset: call, telephone, call_up, phone, ring
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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