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telephoned

[tel-uh-fohn] Origin

tel·e·phone

[tel-uh-fohn] noun, verb, -phoned, -phon·ing.
noun
1.
an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
verb (used with object)
2.
to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
3.
to send (a message) by telephone.

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Telephoned is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
verb (used without object)
4.
to send a message by telephone.
Also, phone.


Origin:
1825–35; tele-1 + -phone

tel·e·phon·er, noun
pre·tel·e·phone, adjective
re·tel·e·phone, verb, -phoned, -phon·ing.
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Word Origin & History

telephone
1835, "apparatus for signaling by musical notes" (devised by Sudré in 1828), from Fr. téléphone (c.1830), from télé- "far" (see tele-) + phone "sound" (see fame). Also used of other apparatus early 19c., including
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"instrument similar to a foghorn for signaling from ship to ship" (1844). The electrical communication tool was first described in modern form by P.Reis (1861); developed by Bell, and so called by him from 1876. The verb is attested from 1878.
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