"answerphone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæn.sɜː(ɹ)ˌfəʊn/ [UK], /ˈæn.səˌfəʊn/ [UK] Forms: answerphones [plural]
Etymology: From answer + (tele)phone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|answer|telephone|alt2=(tele)phone}} answer + (tele)phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} answerphone (plural answerphones)
  1. (British, Ireland, Commonwealth) A telephone containing a built-in device for recording incoming callers’ messages for later retrieval. Tags: British, Commonwealth, Ireland Synonyms: answering machine [US], ansaphone, ansafone, answer phone

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