"trimphone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trimphones [plural]
Etymology: trim + phone, originally a trademark, with trim explained as Tone Ring Illuminator Model. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trim|phone}} trim + phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} trimphone (plural trimphones)
  1. (UK) A luxury telephone of the 1960s with a then-innovative electronic ringer and illuminated dial. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Telephony

Inflected forms

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