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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A small bell, installed in a telephone, which rings to announce incoming calls..
"Halloa! There's that telephone-bell again." From time to time during and after lunch the high, insistent ring had summoned the Professor.
Use telephone-bell when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Telephone-bell means A small bell, installed in a telephone, which rings to announce incoming calls..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Halloa! There's that telephone-bell again." From time to time during and after lunch the high, insistent ring had summoned the Professor.
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