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telephone call

DEFINITIONS OF: telephone call

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n a telephone connection

Synonyms:
call, phone call
Types:
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call-back
a return call
collect call
a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
call-in
a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program
crank call
a hostile telephone call (from a crank)
local call
a telephone call made within a local calling area
long distance, long-distance call, trunk call
a telephone call made outside the local calling area
conference call
a telephone call in which more than two people participate
wake-up call
a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)
toll call
a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate
three-way calling
a way of adding a third party to your conversation without the assistance of a telephone operator
Type of:
telephone, telephony
transmitting speech at a distance
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