"dumbphone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dumbphones [plural]
Etymology: dumb + phone, constructed as an antonym to smartphone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dumb|phone}} dumb + phone, {{m|en|smartphone}} smartphone Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumbphone (plural dumbphones)
  1. (informal) A cell phone that does not have any functionality characteristic of a smartphone. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Mobile phones Hyponyms: featurephone Translations (cell phone that does not have any functionality characteristic of a smartphone): 非智能手機 (Chinese Mandarin), 非智能手机 (fēizhìnéng shǒujī) (Chinese Mandarin), peruspuhelin (Finnish), звони́лка (zvonílka) [feminine] (Russian), бабушкафо́н (babuškafón) [masculine] (Russian), teléfono de teclas (Spanish)

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