phonebook
phonebook · phonebooks
A directory of all the phone numbers used in a districtA directory of all the phone numbers used in a district.
US/ˈfoʊnˌbʊk/
Meaning
2 sensesA directory of all the phone numbers used in a district.
a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
(broadly)A large lookup table.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From phone + book.From phone + book.
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Forms
plural: phonebooksSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers:phone booktelephone booktelephone directory
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.