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phone vs French telephone

French telephone vs phone

phone and French telephone both are nouns.

phone is a verb but French telephone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phone Yes No Yes No
French telephone Yes No No No
As nouns, French telephone is a hyponym of phone; that is, French telephone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phone:
  • phone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
  • French telephone: telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
Other hyponyms of phone include desk phone, dial phone, dial telephone, extension, extension phone, telephone extension, handset, pay-phone, pay-station, radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone, speakerphone.
phone (noun) French telephone (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
phone (verb) French telephone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Difference between phone and French telephone

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