telephone number
Britishnoun
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a set of figures identifying the telephone of a particular subscriber, and used in making connections to that telephone
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(plural) extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
Example Sentences
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He didn’t have a telephone number, so I was just waiting for eight hours in front of his door until he came home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
“Don’t answer a telephone number that you don’t recognize,” Sheinbaum warned people last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
The 2021 US Open champion was given a letter by the man, which sources in Dubai told BBC Sport included his name and telephone number, that she opened later in her hotel.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
Provocatively, Neon designed a simple black billboard that featured an extreme closeup of an unrecognizable Cage alongside a telephone number and release date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
Thanks to a website called Unusual Indiana, I have his telephone number.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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