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telephones

USTEL-uh-fohnz/ˈtɛl.əˌfoʊnz/UKTEL-i-fohnz/ˈtɛl.ɪˌfəʊnz/

2 meanings of telephones

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of telephone. Use this form when you mean more than one phone.

    The office installed new telephones in every room.

    Old telephones had round dials instead of buttons.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of telephone. Use it when one person calls someone by phone.

    She telephones her grandmother every Sunday afternoon.

    He telephones the office whenever he is running late.

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telephones is a form of telephone

telephone, noun: A device for talking with someone far away, or the part of it you hold to your ear and mouth. Full entry

Forms
telephonetelephones plural
Spelling
telephone → telephones: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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