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  TELEPHONE, n.  An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the
  advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Telephone, TX
    Zip code(s): 75488

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Telephone \Tel"e*phone\, v. t.
     To convey or announce by telephone.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Telephone \Tel"e*phone\, n. [Gr. ? far off + ? sound.] (Physics)
     An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate
     speech, at a distance.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device
           by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds
           through the agency of certain mechanical devices and
           exactly corresponding in duration and intensity to the
           vibrations of the air which attend them, are
           transmitted to a distant station, and there, acting on
           suitable mechanism, reproduce similar sounds by
           repeating the vibrations. The necessary variations in
           the electrical currents are usually produced by means
           of a microphone attached to a thin diaphragm upon which
           the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an
           induction coil. In the magnetic telephone, or
           magneto-telephone, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed
           close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a
           coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce
           corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by
           induction. The mechanical, or string, telephone is a
           device in which the voice or sound causes vibrations in
           a thin diaphragm, which are directly transmitted along
           a wire or string connecting it to a similar diaphragm
           at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. It
           does not employ electricity.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Telephone \Tel"e*phone\, n. [Gr. ? far off + ? sound.] (Physics)
     An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate
     speech, at a distance.
  
     Note: The ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device
           by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds
           through the agency of certain mechanical devices and
           exactly corresponding in duration and intensity to the
           vibrations of the air which attend them, are
           transmitted to a distant station, and there, acting on
           suitable mechanism, reproduce similar sounds by
           repeating the vibrations. The necessary variations in
           the electrical currents are usually produced by means
           of a microphone attached to a thin diaphragm upon which
           the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an
           induction coil. In the magnetic telephone, or
           magneto-telephone, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed
           close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a
           coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce
           corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by
           induction. The mechanical, or string, telephone is a
           device in which the voice or sound causes vibrations in
           a thin diaphragm, which are directly transmitted along
           a wire or string connecting it to a similar diaphragm
           at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. It
           does not employ electricity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Telephone \Tel"e*phone\, v. t.
     To convey or announce by telephone.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  telephone
       n 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" [syn: phone, telephone set]
       2: transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephony]
       v : 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" [syn: call, call
           up, phone, ring]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (count uncount) το τηλέφωνο, η τηλεφωνία, η τηλεφωνική σύνδεση
     2 (''(ετ συσκευή en 0=-), (countable: 0=-)'') το τηλέφωνο, η ασύρματη
  ή ενσύρματη συσκευή
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (''(ετικ μτβ+αμτβ επίσημο lang=en 0=-), ειδικά (ετ βρετ en 0=-)'')
  τηλεφωνώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A telecommunication device (originally
  mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another
  person (now often shortened to (m en phone)).
     2 (lb en countable historical) The receiver of such a device.
     3 (lb en North America uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Telephone
     German n.
     (inflection of de Telephon  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A telecommunication device (originally
  mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another
  person (now often shortened to (m en phone)).
     2 (lb en countable historical) The receiver of such a device.
     3 (lb en North America uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A telecommunication device (originally
  mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another
  person (now often shortened to (m en phone)).
     2 (lb en countable historical) The receiver of such a device.
     3 (lb en North America uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Telephone
     German n.
     (inflection of de Telephon  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A telecommunication device (originally
  mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another
  person (now often shortened to (m en phone)).
     2 (lb en countable historical) The receiver of such a device.
     3 (lb en North America uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Telephone
     German n.
     (inflection of de Telephon  nom//acc//gen p)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     Englanti n.
     puhelin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  telephone
     Engelska n.
     telefon
     Engelska vb.
     telefonera, ringa

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Telephone /tˌeːleːfˈoːnə/
  telefon

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  telephone /tˈɛlɪfˌəʊn/
  1. skakel
  2. telefoon

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Telephone /tˈɛlɪfˌəʊn/
  الهاتف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  telephone //ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn// //ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn// //ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn// 
  телефо́н, телефон
  a device used for two-way talking with other people

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  telephone //ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn// //ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn// //ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn// 
  обадя, обаждам, телефони́рам
  to call someone