"cell phone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cell phones [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of cellular phone. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|cellular phone}} Clipping of cellular phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} cell phone (plural cell phones)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US, New Zealand, Philippines) A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection. Wikipedia link: Mobile phone Tags: Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US Categories (topical): Mobile phones
    Sense id: en-cell_phone-en-noun-w4DS40A5 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Philippine English Synonyms: cell, cellular mobile, cellular, cellular telephone, cellular phone, handphone [Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South-Korea, mainly], mobile [Australia, UK, mainly], mobile phone, sail foam [humorous, slang], wireless phone, cellphone [Canada, Philippines, US, mainly], cell-phone [Canada, US, mainly]

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Alternative forms

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