cellphone

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cellphone

  • /ˈsɛlfəʊn/ UK
  • /ˈsɛlfoʊn/ US

noun cellphones

  1. alternative Alternative form of cell phone Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies.

verb cellphones · cellphoning · cellphoned

  1. ambitransitive, informal To make a call to (someone) on a cellphone. They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day.

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Closest in meaning: telephone, handset, phone, tel, laptop, doorbell, portable, mobile, handheld, ringing, confinement, bell, cell, solitary, cellular, ring in

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"cellphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cellphone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cellphone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cellphone

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"cellphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cellphone.

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@misc{cellphone_2026,
  title = {cellphone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cellphone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}