mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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mobile phone

noun

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