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voice mail vs telephone

telephone vs voice mail

voice mail and telephone both are nouns.

voice mail is not a verb while telephone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
voice mail Yes No No No
telephone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, telephone is a hypernym of voice mail; that is, telephone is a word with a broader meaning than voice mail:
  • voice mail: a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
  • telephone: transmitting speech at a distance
Other hypernyms of voice mail include telephony.
voice mail (noun) telephone (noun)
a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
transmitting speech at a distance
voice mail (verb) telephone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Difference between voice mail and telephone

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