PHONE


Meaning of PHONE in English

n.

Function: noun combining form

Etymology: Greek -ph ō nos sounding, from ph ō n ē

1 : sound <homo phone > ― often in names of musical instruments and sound-transmitting devices <radio phone > <xylo phone >

2 : speaker of (a specified language) <Franco phone >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.