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TELEPHONE CORD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does telephone cord mean?
• TELEPHONE CORD (noun)
The noun TELEPHONE CORD has 1 sense:
1. the telephone wire that connects to the handset
Familiarity information: TELEPHONE CORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The telephone wire that connects to the handset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
phone cord; telephone cord
Hypernyms ("telephone cord" is a kind of...):
telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line; telephone wire (the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals)
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