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phoneword

phoneword noun: an alphanumeric word or phrase representing a telephone number, its letters corresponding to those on a telephone keypad.

Noun

phoneword (plural phonewords)

  1. (rare) An alphanumeric word or phrase representing a telephone number, its letters corresponding to those on a telephone keypad.

Forms of phoneword

pluralphonewords

Origin of phoneword

From phone + word.

Questions about phoneword

What does phoneword mean?
Phoneword means an alphanumeric word or phrase representing a telephone number, its letters corresponding to those on a telephone keypad.
What part of speech is phoneword?
Phoneword is a noun.
What is the plural of phoneword?
The plural of phoneword is phonewords.

Words near phoneword in the dictionary

  1. phonetized
  2. phonetizes
  3. phonetizing
  4. phoneward
  5. phonewise
  6. phoneword
  7. phonewords
  8. phoney
  9. phoney up
  10. phoney war
  11. phoney-baloney

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