PHONE


Meaning of PHONE in English

I. ˈfōn noun

Etymology: Greek phōnē

Date: circa 1866

: a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the sound system of a language

II. noun

Etymology: by shortening

Date: 1884

1. : telephone

2. : earphone

III. verb

( phoned ; phon·ing )

Date: 1889

: telephone

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.