means The plural of phone — handheld devices used to make calls, send messages, and access the internet, or sometimes the act of calling someone.

from A clipped form of 'telephone,' coined in the late 19th century from Greek 'tele-' (far, distant) and 'phone' (voice, sound). So a telephone is literally a 'far-voice,' and 'phone' alone — the shortened everyday version — kept only the 'voice' half while quietly carrying the whole meaning. The same Greek 'phone' echoes through 'microphone,' 'megaphone,' and 'symphony.'