🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Telefone de texto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Telefone de texto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Textphone/ˈtɛkstˌfoʊn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele usou seu telefone de texto para se comunicar."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device that allows individuals to communicate via text over telephone lines, primarily used by the deaf and hard of hearing.

    "She used her textphone to send messages to her friends while on the go."
  2. 2

    A type of telephone equipped with a keyboard and screen for sending and receiving text messages.

    "The textphone made it easier for him to stay in touch with family members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'textphone' is a compound of 'text', derived from the Latin 'textus', meaning 'woven', and 'phone', from the Greek 'phōnē', meaning 'voice' or 'sound'. It emerged in the late 20th century with the advent of telecommunications technology, specifically designed for text-based communication.

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