telephone book

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noun

a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.

Also called telephone directory.

Origin of telephone book

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby telephone book

téléphérique, telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking, telephone book, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone directory, telephone exchange, telephone number

Example sentences from the Web for telephone book

She entered a drug store a block from the bank and looked in the telephone-book.
Find the Woman|Arthur Somers Roche
I had not seen her since long before the war, and I had to look out her address in the telephone-book.
The Moon and Sixpence|W. Somerset Maugham
The name was the first one that my eye lit upon in the telephone-book.
The Mystery of Mary|Grace Livingston Hill
Accordingly I wasted no further time, but turned on the hall light and took up the telephone-book.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh

She took the telephone-book, found and memorised the address and turned to Harris.
The Paliser case|Edgar Saltus

单词	telephone book
释义	telephone book SEE SYNONYMS FOR telephone book ON THESAURUS.COM noun a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers. Also called telephone directory. Origin of telephone book First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby telephone book téléphérique, telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking, telephone book, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone directory, telephone exchange, telephone number Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telephone book She entered a drug store a block from the bank and looked in the telephone-book. Find the Woman\|Arthur Somers Roche I had not seen her since long before the war, and I had to look out her address in the telephone-book. The Moon and Sixpence\|W. Somerset Maugham The name was the first one that my eye lit upon in the telephone-book. The Mystery of Mary\|Grace Livingston Hill Accordingly I wasted no further time, but turned on the hall light and took up the telephone-book. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh She took the telephone-book, found and memorised the address and turned to Harris. The Paliser case\|Edgar Saltus Words related to telephone book directory, phone book, white pages
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telephone book

noun

Origin of telephone book

Words nearby telephone book

Example sentences from the Web for telephone book

Words related to telephone book