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handset

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈhænd.set/

Definition

the outer part of a mobile phone that does not include the battery or the sim cardTelephone equipment the part of a phone in two parts that you hold in front of your mouth and against your earTelephone equipment
(Definition of handset noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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