I. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1844 an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance, II. verb (-phoned; -phoning) Date: 1877 transitive verb to speak to or attempt to reach by ~, to send by ~, intransitive verb to communicate by ~, ~r noun
TELEPHONE
Meaning of TELEPHONE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012