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textphone

textphone noun: a telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf.

Noun

textphone (plural textphones)

  1. (UK) A telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf.
    Synonyms:
    minicom

Synonyms of textphone

Forms of textphone

pluraltextphones

Origin of textphone

From text + phone.

Questions about textphone

What does textphone mean?
Textphone means a telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf.
What part of speech is textphone?
Textphone is a noun.
What is the plural of textphone?
The plural of textphone is textphones.

Words near textphone in the dictionary

  1. textons
  2. textonym
  3. textonyms
  4. textorial
  5. textpert
  6. textphone
  7. textphones
  8. textpost
  9. textposts
  10. textrine
  11. texts

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