"on the telephone" meaning in English

See on the telephone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} on the telephone
  1. Talking to someone using a telephone; Synonym of on the phone Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-on_the_telephone-en-prep_phrase-jOh4fwak Disambiguation of Telephony: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (dated, UK) Connected to a telephone system. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-on_the_telephone-en-prep_phrase-XBAGVek0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
     
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