monotelephone

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noun

An early telephonic device that transmits only one specific tone.

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Meanings

nounmonotelephone (plural monotelephones)

plural monotelephones

  1. historicalAn early telephonic device that transmits only one specific tone.

Origin

From mono- + telephone.

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APA

monotelephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotelephone

MLA

“monotelephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotelephone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monotelephone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotelephone.

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