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telephone call

telephone call noun: a connection established over a telephone network between two parties.

Noun

telephone call (plural telephone calls)

  1. A connection established over a telephone network between two parties.
    Synonyms:
    call, phone call
  2. The conversation held by the two parties on this connection.
  3. (colloquial) A quick, informal consultation or conversation with a lawyer, usually by a party in distress or that is about to be placed under arrest.

telephone call meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

telephone call in Tamil

conversation
ஃபோன் fōṉ

telephone call in Urdu

connection
فون fon

telephone call in Tagalog

connection
tawag

telephone call in Arabic

connection
مُكَالَمَة mukālama
conversation
مُكَالَمَة هَاتِفِيَّة mukālama hātifiyya, مُحَادَثَة تِلِفُونِيَّة muḥādaṯa tilifūniyya, مُهَاتَفَة muhātafa, مُكَالَمَة mukālama, تَهَاتُف tahātuf
More languagesFewer languages
telephone call in Indonesian
panggilan telepon, telepon
telephone call in Vietnamese
gọi điện thoại

Synonyms of telephone call

Forms of telephone call

pluraltelephone calls

Questions about telephone call

What does telephone call mean?
Telephone call means a connection established over a telephone network between two parties.
What is telephone call in Tamil?
Telephone call in Tamil is ஃபோன் (fōṉ). See Telephone call meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is telephone call?
Telephone call is a noun.
What is the plural of telephone call?
The plural of telephone call is telephone calls.

Words near telephone call in the dictionary

  1. telephone books
  2. telephone booth
  3. telephone booths
  4. telephone box
  5. telephone boxes
  6. telephone call
  7. telephone calls
  8. telephone card
  9. telephone cards
  10. telephone conference
  11. telephone conferences

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