# telephones

Pronunciation: US say "TEL-uh-fohnz" /ˈtɛl.əˌfoʊnz/; UK say "TEL-i-fohnz" /ˈtɛl.ɪˌfəʊnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of telephone. — plural of telephone
   - Simple: Plural of telephone. Use this form when you mean more than one phone.
   - _All the telephones in the building rang at once during the fire drill._
   - _Antique telephones can sell for hundreds of dollars at auction._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular present of telephone. — third-person singular simple present indicative of telephone
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of telephone. Use it when one person calls someone by phone.
   - _The doctor telephones each patient as soon as the test results arrive._
   - _Whenever a storm approaches, the captain telephones the harbor master._

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