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Definition of Telephone call
1. Noun. A telephone connection. "He heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call"
Generic synonyms: Telephone, Telephony
Specialized synonyms: Call-back, Collect Call, Call-in, Crank Call, Local Call, Long Distance, Long-distance Call, Trunk Call, Conference Call, Wake-up Call
Derivative terms: Call
Definition of Telephone call
1. Noun. A connection established over a telephone network between two parties. ¹
2. Noun. The conversation held by the two parties on this connection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Telephone Call
Literary usage of Telephone call
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Office: Its Organization, Management and Records by John William Schulze (1914)
"Mr • 191--- While you were out there was a telephone call today at... o'clock from
... Figure 8—Record of telephone call Telephone Order Address Commodities ..."
2. The Art of Collecting: A Statement of the Underlying Principles and by Ralph Joseph Cassell (1913)
"The telephone call, credit threats, the follow-up draft, instalment collections
... The telephone call The telephone call is a comparatively mild collection ..."
3. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1878)
"In order to further simplify the telephone call, Mr. A. Le Neve Foster, of the
Silvertown ... and » acting on the receiving telephone call attention. ..."
4. Case Studies from the Quality Improvement Support System by David H. Gustafson (1998)
"Asthma management Option 1: Controlled asthma Case conference telephone call with
Case Manager. Initial patient visit. Mail patient assessment to the ..."
5. Internet Tax Freedom Act: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S edited by W. J. Tauzin (1997)
"If a State taxes a telephone call, might a State, under this bill, tax that
telephone call on the Internet just as well as it taxes a call over a telephone ..."
6. A Manual of Telephony by William Henry Preece, Arthur James Stubbs (1893)
"telephone call-OFFICES. IT is usual, in connection with most telephone exchange
systems, to instal stations at various convenient points, where either ..."
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