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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
Synonyms:
central; exchange; telephone exchange
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("telephone exchange" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telephone exchange"):
centrex ((CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange)
patchboard; plugboard; switchboard (telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords)
Holonyms ("telephone exchange" is a part of...):
phone system; telephone system (a communication system that transmits sound between distant points)
