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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 off, call of nature, call on, call one's own
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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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