telefone — meaning in English

English meaning

• cell noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
• number noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
• telephone verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.

Senses

telefone is used for these senses in English:

• cell (US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.
• number (countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
• telephone (countable, telephony) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).

cell — full definition

1. noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
2. noun A small locked room in a prison or police station.
3. noun A device that stores electrical energy, used alone or grouped into a battery.
4. noun A small group forming part of a larger, often secretive, organization.

number — full definition

1. noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
2. noun A telephone number.
3. noun A single song or routine within a larger performance.
4. noun Informal: an outfit, especially a stylish one.
5. verb To assign numbers to, or to total a certain amount.

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