🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

smartphone

Pronunciation / Transliteration: smartˈfɔn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Smartphone/ˈsmɑːrt.foʊn/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ho dimenticato il mio smartphone a casa sul tavolo."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of downloading apps.

    "She checked her emails and social media updates on her smartphone while commuting to work."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a portmanteau of 'smart', derived from Old English 'smeart' meaning stinging or severe, later evolving to mean intelligent or clever, and 'phone', a shortened form of 'telephone', originating from Greek 'tēle' (far) and 'phōnē' (sound). First coined in the late 20th century, it gained widespread usage with the advent of advanced mobile operating systems and touchscreen internet-enabled devices in the late 2000s.

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