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Phone

Phone

A device for calling people (short for telephone).

Arjun called his aunt in Kochi on the phone.

Remember: Phone ← telephone. So common that it is fine everywhere, even in formal writing. 'Telephone' now sounds rather formal.

Short lessonCompounds, blends & clippingsEnglish makes new words by joining words, fusing parts of words, or cutting words short. This is called word formation.

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