overseas call — A telephone call made to or from another country
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A telephone call made to or from another country
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz kɔːl/
Example Sentences
- My mom's overseas call interrupted my gaming session at 3 AM.
- The overseas call quality was so bad, I thought my grandmother was speaking in code.
- She avoided making overseas calls because of the high charges.
overseas call
NOUN[/ˌoʊvərˈsiːz kɔːl/]
A telephone call made to or from another country
A telephone call made to or from another country
An overseas call in the hall makes his briefcase fall!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Overseas derives from Old English combining "over" (across, above) and "seas" (plural of sea), literally meaning "across the sea" or to foreign lands. Call originates from Latin "clamare" (to shout, cry out), which evolved through Old English to mean "to summon" and later "to telephone."
Breakdown
over- (across, above) + seas (bodies of water) = overseas (foreign territory); call < Latin clamare (to shout) > Old English "call" (to summon, cry out) > modern sense (to telephone).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom's overseas call interrupted my gaming session at 3 AM.”
“The overseas call quality was so bad, I thought my grandmother was speaking in code.”
“She avoided making overseas calls because of the high charges.”
“The businessman spent hours on overseas calls negotiating the deal.”
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