ex-directory
[ eks-di-rek-tuh-ree, -tree, -dahy- ]
adjectiveBritish.
(of a telephone number) unlisted in a telephone directory.
Origin of ex-directory
1First recorded in 1935–40
Words Nearby ex-directory
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British Dictionary definitions for ex-directory
ex-directory
adjective
mainly British not listed in a telephone directory, by request, and not disclosed to inquirers: US and Canadian term: unlisted
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