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telefono.

telephone

8 characters4 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

noun/teleˈfono/

  1. telephone

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). Compare English telephone, Yiddish טעלעפֿאָן (telefon), German Telefon, Polish telefon, Russian телефо́н (telefón), Italian telefono.

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