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telephone ( def 1 ).

a portable electronic telephone device, as a cell phone, mobile phone, or smartphone.

to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.

to send (a message) by telephone.

to send a message by telephone.

a speech sound:

a combining form meaning “speech sound” ( homophone ), “an instrument of sound transmission or reproduction” ( telephone ), “a musical instrument” ( saxophone; xylophone ).