but I got no real answer from this. but here First, the noun telephone is one of a class of technological and scientific words made up of combining forms derived from classical languages, in this case tele- and -phone. Tele- is from the Greek combining form tle- or tl-, a form of tle, meaning "afar, far off," while -phone is from Greek phn, "sound, voice."pho·ny also pho·ney (fn)
adj. pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est
1.
a. Not genuine or real; counterfeit: a phony credit card.
b. False; spurious: a phony name.
2. Not honest or truthful; deceptive: a phony excuse.
3.
a. Insincere or hypocritical.
b. Giving a false impression of truth or authenticity; specious.
n. pl. pho·nies also pho·neys
1. Something not genuine; a fake.
2.
a. One who is insincere or pretentious.
b. An impostor; a hypocrite.
[Alteration of fawney, gilt brass ring used by swindlers, from Irish Gaelic fáinne, ring, from Old Irish.]
phoni·ly adv.
phoni·ness n.
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