"holophone" meaning in English

See holophone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: holophones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} holophone (plural holophones)
  1. (science fiction) A hologrammatic telecommunication device. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-holophone-en-noun-bY0xqqds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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