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dial tones

dial tones is the plural of dial tone.

Meaning of dial tone

Noun

dial tone (plural dial tones)

  1. A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.
    • Are we jaded? Has living with AIDS become no big deal? Has AIDS had its "15 minutes?" We're over it. Goodbye. Click. Dial tone.1993 October, Robert Vazquez-Pachéco, “Have We Forgotten About AIDS?”, in Gay Community News, page 5
    Synonyms:
    dialling tone

Questions about dial tones

What is dial tones the plural of?
Dial tones is the plural of dial tone.

Words near dial tones in the dictionary

  1. dial locks
  2. dial number
  3. dial numbers
  4. dial out
  5. dial tone
  6. dial tones
  7. dial towards
  8. dial up
  9. dial-a-date
  10. dial-a-dates
  11. dial-a-joke

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