Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a telephone with pushbuttons that, when pressed, generate and transmit tones of differing pitches that correspond to the numbers on the pushbuttons.
- noun A touchtone telephone.
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Examples
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The next few calls were hang-ups and the next round consisted of Bryce pressing the touchtone buttons and holding them.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith.
Tony Campolo: The Surprising Evangelical Support For Newt Gingrich Tony Campolo 2012
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Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith.
Tony Campolo: The Surprising Evangelical Support For Newt Gingrich Tony Campolo 2012
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The next few calls were hang-ups and the next round consisted of Bryce pressing the touchtone buttons and holding them.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings may be heard any time by dialing the office of Overseas Citizens Services at (202) 647-5225 from a touchtone phone.
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But he was sure he could do with his feet all the things the rest of the world did with their hands: he could peel an orange, sharpen a pencil, put a cassette in his tape deck, open a can of soda, use a telephone — both touchtone and old-fashioned rotary dial.
Footboy 2009
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Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings may be heard any time by dialing the office of Overseas Citizens Services at (202) 647-5225 from a touchtone phone.
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You know, that sea of phone system menus and touchtone prompts that could drive a guy buggy.
What’s “Deep Dialling”? Toronto’s Fonolo explains | Sync Blog 2009
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You know, that sea of phone system menus and touchtone prompts that could drive a guy buggy.
What’s “Deep Dialling”? Toronto’s Fonolo explains | Sync Blog 2009
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It ushered in the age of privatized voting - on touchtone electronic machines owned, programmed, operated and controlled by giant corporations with close Republican ties.
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