"Rufzeichen" meaning in German

See Rufzeichen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʁuːfˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩/ Audio: De-Rufzeichen.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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  1. dial tone Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Freiton, Freizeichen
    Sense id: en-Rufzeichen-de-noun-Mpodepv8 Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 69 4 5 23 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 68 3 5 24 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 2 3 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 68 4 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 2 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 2 3 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 68 4 6 22
  2. call sign (of a transmitter station) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Anrufzeichen, Stationskennung
    Sense id: en-Rufzeichen-de-noun-I0GBNOQr
  3. (military) call sign Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Rufname, Callsign, Kampfname
    Sense id: en-Rufzeichen-de-noun-V3-Lh-eq Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (Austria, South Tyrol) exclamation mark Tags: Austria, neuter, strong Synonyms: Ausrufezeichen, Ausrufungszeichen
    Sense id: en-Rufzeichen-de-noun--INaUaYK Categories (other): Austrian German, South Tyrolean German

Inflected forms

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