Foundation level · Year 4 · free
telephone
noun · Say it: TEL-uh-fone
What it means
Foundationa device you use to speak to someone who is far away
The telephone rang just as we sat down for Sunday lunch.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- handset
- phone
More examples
- Grandma keeps an old telephone with a curly wire in her hallway.
Where the word comes from
From Greek 'tele' meaning far and 'phone' meaning voice or sound.
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