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telephone directory

British  

noun

  1. a book listing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of subscribers in a particular area

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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DNS acts as a kind of telephone directory for the internet, instructing machines on how to find each other.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

To track him down, he dialled the 75 Namjoshis he found in a telephone directory - but found no leads.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2023

But in a working life that stretched from the 1940s into the new millennium, Mandel amassed enough credits as arranger, composer and musician to fill a small telephone directory.

From The Guardian Jul. 8, 2020

The result was no-frills, but functional and inspiring enough to land on the cover of the telephone directory and nab design awards.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2016

At Phoebe’s house, we examined the telephone directory.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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