call number

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noun Library Science.

a number, letter, symbol, or combination of these, indicating the specific location of a work in a library, especially the combination of the classification symbol and the designation for the author.

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Origin of call number

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Words nearby call number

call letters, call loan, call market, call money, call names, call number, call of duty, call of nature, call of the wild, the, call off, call on
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British Dictionary definitions for call number

call number

noun

the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf locationAlso called: call mark
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