PHONE


Meaning of PHONE in English

I. 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 tele~ , ear~ , III. verb (~d; phoning) Date: 1889 tele~

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.