PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SYSTEM

Meaning of PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SYSTEM in English

Public Switched Telephone Network

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SYSTEM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAIN — I Any relatively level area of the Earth's surface that exhibits gentle slopes and small local relief (differences in elevation). …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
TELEPHONE — I. ˈteləˌfōn noun Etymology: tel- (I) + -phone 1. : an instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. ˈplān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plainen, pleynen, from Middle French plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYSTEM — ˈsistə̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin systema, from Greek systēma, from synistanai to bring together, combine, from syn- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — — telephoner , n. /tel"euh fohn'/ , n. , v. , telephoned, telephoning . n. 1. an apparatus, system, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain 1 — plainly , adv. — plainness , n. /playn/ , adj., plainer, plainest , adv., n. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. ˈte-lə-ˌfōn noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1844 : an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance ; specifically : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — I. ˈplān intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj a field of battle. 2. plain ·adv in a plain manner; plainly. 3. plain ·superl open; clear; unencumbered; equal; …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
TELEPHONE — [tele.phone] n, often attrib (1849): an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance; specif: one in which sound is converted …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN — [plain] vi [ME, fr. OF plaindre, fr. L plangere to lament--more at plaint] (14c) archaic: complain [2]plain n [ME, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TELEPHONE — an instrument that is designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. Inexpensive, simple to operate, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — telephon|e noun, verb BrE AmE ˈtel ɪ fəʊn -ə- AmE \ -ə foʊn ▷ telephon|ed d ▷ telephon|es z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain BrE AmE pleɪn (= plane) ▷ plainer ˈpleɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ plainest ˈpleɪn ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — / ˈtelɪfəʊn; NAmE -foʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a system for talking to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYSTEM — / ˈsɪstəm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] system (of / for sth) an organized set of ideas or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — / pleɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( plain·er , plain·est ) 1. easy to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. tel ‧ e ‧ phone 1 S1 W2 /ˈteləfəʊn, ˈtelɪfəʊn $ -foʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SYSTEM — sys ‧ tem S1 W1 /ˈsɪstəm, ˈsɪstɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ system , ↑ systematization …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — I. plain 1 S2 W3 /pleɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin planus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELEPHONE — n. & v. --n. 1 an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELEPHONE — n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — n. & v. --n. 1. an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — 1.adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
TELEPHONE — ( telephones, telephoning, telephoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The telephone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYSTEM — ( systems) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A system is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — ( plainer, plainest, plains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phone/telephone call ▪ I had a phone call from Barbara in Australia. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYSTEM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a class system/structure (= a social system that has classes ) ▪ He felt he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plain ring ▪ She wore a plain gold ring. flood plain plain chocolate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — [verb], [noun] - (to use) a phoneYou can telephone from your hotel room. [I]Thousands of cancer sufferers had telephoned the …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
SYSTEM — n. free enterprise system Small Computer System Interface ABO blood group system actor manager system American System of manufacture Apgar …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAIN — n. abyssal plain Esdraelon Plain of Gangetic Plain Indo Gangetic Plain Staked Plain Nullarbor Plain Plain the Reeds Plain of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TELEPHONE — Synonyms and related words : blower, buzz, call, call box, call up, carbon telephone, coin telephone, desk telephone, dial, dial …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAIN — n. Function: adjective 1 free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment FF1C; just give the plain facts FF1E; Synonyms: discreet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — adjective 1. free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment just give the plain facts Synonyms: discreet, dry, homely, inelaborate, modest, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — I. noun ⇨ See also ↑ phone ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ office ▪ The office ~s were all out of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — INDEX: 1. to speak to someone by telephone 2. to make a telephone call that is paid for by the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELEPHONE — See ↑ TELEPHONE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ by phone/telephone • ↑ call/phone call/telephone call • ↑ make a call/phone call/telephone …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAIN — n. 25B6; adjective it was plain that something was wrong : OBVIOUS, (crystal) clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent; discernible, perceptible, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj. 1 flat, smooth, even, featureless, level, plane I'd rather have a paper with a plain surface, not an embossed …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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