LANDLINE

Etymology

Noun

landline (plural landlines)

A fixed telephone communications cable.

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire, specifically not wireless/mobile.

(attributively) That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).

Synonyms

• wireline

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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