phone book
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phone book — UK US noun [C] ► COMMUNICATIONS a large book containing phone numbers for a particular area, organization, etc.: be (listed) in the phone book »Their number isn t in the phone book … Financial and business terms
phone book — phone ,book noun count * a book containing lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations, in alphabetical order, with their addresses and phone numbers: TELEPHONE DIRECTORY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phone book — phone books N COUNT A phone book is a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the people in a town or area. Syn: directory … English dictionary
phone book — n a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people who have a telephone in a particular area = ↑telephone directory … Dictionary of contemporary English
phone book — ☆ phone book n. Informal TELEPHONE BOOK … English World dictionary
phone book — ► NOUN ▪ a telephone directory … English terms dictionary
phone book — noun a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers • Syn: ↑phonebook, ↑telephone book, ↑telephone directory • Hypernyms: ↑directory • Hyponyms: ↑white pages, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phone book */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms phone book : singular phone book plural phone books a book containing lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations, in alphabetical order, with their addresses and phone numbers … English dictionary
phone book — Synonyms and related words: Baedeker, Yellow Pages, area code, atlas, bibliography, business directory, calendar, casebook, catalog, catalogue raisonne, checklist, city directory, classified catalog, classified directory, concordance, cyclopedia … Moby Thesaurus
ˈphone ˌbook — noun [C] a book that contains lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations with their addresses and phone numbers Syn: telephone directory … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
