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iphone

//ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for iphone

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Forms

Plural
iphones

Definitions

  1. 1.A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

    • His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday.
    • This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone.
    • “This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says. “This is doing research way back with a hammer and a chisel.”
  2. 2.Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3287

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From i- + phone.

Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.

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