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cell phone
noun
variants
or less commonly cellphone
plural cell phones also cellphones
: a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system
Examples of cell phone in a Sentence
Call me on my cell phone.
Recent Examples on the Web
That isn’t to say that students never use cell phones when they aren’t supposed to, Alexander said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Much of the incident was captured by another hotel resident on a cell phone, according to the documents.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Because of that structure, and because of a million other things like a lack of George Clooney and the persistent presence of cell phones, The Pitt is not ER.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Who knows who’s carrying a gun and might get irate when someone else blocks the screen or answers a cell phone during a movie showing.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1983, in the meaning defined above
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
cell phone
noun
: a portable cellular telephone
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