"webphone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: webphones [plural]
Etymology: Web + phone (from a trademark?) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Web|phone}} Web + phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} webphone (plural webphones)
  1. (telephony) A telephone that connects through the Internet. Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: netphone

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for webphone meaning in English (1.2kB)

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