English > telephony: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | transmitting speech at a distance. |
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| Synonym | telephone |
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| Category of | call, telephone, call up, phone, ring | Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone |
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| call in | make a phone call |
| cell phone | call up by using a cellular phone |
| dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number |
| hang on, hold the line, hold on | hold the phone line open |
| Narrower | call, phone call, telephone call | A telephone connection |
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| call forwarding | Lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct |
| call waiting | A way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone |
| voice mail, voicemail | A computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls |
| Broader | telecommunication, telecom | (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically |
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| Spanish | telefonía, teléfono |
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| Catalan | telefonia, telèfon |
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| Adjectives | telephonic | of or relating to telephony |
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| Nouns | telephonist | someone who helps callers get the person they are calling |
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