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handset

Pronunciation: /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/

The English word “handset” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
  2. A mobile phone.
  3. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.

verb

  1. To typeset by hand.

Etymology

From hand + set.

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