three-way calling
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- noun
- /θriː-weɪ ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
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- She demonstrated how to set up three-way calling, allowing us to chat with both her and our other friend together.
- use three-way calling
Examples
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CADY: I had survived my first three-way calling attack.
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They got on a three-way call with the deputy director and he, they basically said, you know, we need to get your blessing on this.
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They must also set up certain blocks on the line to prevent typical phone functions such as three-way calling and to prevent prisoners from phoning anyone outside their approved call lists.
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During the meeting, we used three-way calling to include our colleague who was in another city.
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With three-way calling, you can easily connect with friends and family at the same time.
Synonyms
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A phone call where more than two people talk, usually for work
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'three-way' = involving three parties and 'call' = a telephone contact, so a B1 learner who knows both parts can infer a phone call that includes three participants. This follows a common, productive English pattern (noun phrase built from numeral/ordinal + relational adjective + noun) and is cross-linguistically transparent, so prior exposure is not required for basic understanding.
Etymology
Three-way calling comes from a phone service that lets you put a third person into a conversation. Think of two people talking and a third person joining the same line — the parts three, way, and calling show three people are connected at once, so it means 'a call with three people'.