dial tone en · NOUN
Meanings
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A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.
Are we jaded? Has living with AIDS become no big deal? Has AIDS had its "15 minutes?" We're over it. Goodbye. Click. Dial tone.
1993 October, Robert Vazquez-Pachéco, “Have We Forgotten About AIDS?”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
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| dial tones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (9)
fi vapaaääni (telephony signal) · nl kiestoon (telephony signal) · cmn 撥號音 /拨号音 (telephony signal) · fi valintaääni (telephony signal) · es tono de marcar (telephony signal) · sv kopplingston (telephony signal) · he צליל חיוג (telephony signal) · de Wählton (telephony signal) · fr tonalité (telephony signal)