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noun
a three-digit code that identifies one of the telephone areas into which the U.S. and certain other countries are divided and that precedes the local telephone number when dialing a call between areas.
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Origin of area code
First recorded in 1960â65
Words nearby area code
arduous, are, area, Area 51, area bombing, area code, areal, areal velocity, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, area opaca, area pellucida
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British Dictionary definitions for area code
area code
noun
a number prefixed to an individual telephone number: used in making long-distance calls
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