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answerphones

answerphones is the plural of answerphone.

Meaning of answerphone

Noun

answerphone (plural answerphones)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) Synonym of answering machine, especially one built into a telephone.
    • I keep trying to call her, but all I get is the answerphone.

Questions about answerphones

What is answerphones the plural of?
Answerphones is the plural of answerphone.

Words near answerphones in the dictionary

  1. answerings
  2. answerless
  3. answerlessly
  4. answerlessness
  5. answerphone
  6. answerphones
  7. answers
  8. answers back
  9. answers for
  10. answers on a postcard
  11. answers on postcards

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