cellular phone

noun [C]

/ˈsel·jə·lər ˈfoʊn/ (also cell phone, /ˈsel ˌfoʊn/)

Definition

› a telephone that can be used anywhere you go because it operates with radio signals

(Definition of cellular phone noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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