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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People have contacted the service roughly 25 million times since July 2022, when the previous 10-digit telephone number officially converted to the shorter and more memorable 988.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
She added that should "never had happened" as they had her address, telephone number, and details of her symptoms.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
Ellison and Straczynski didn’t meet until the late 1970s, when the latter decided to call the telephone number in one of Ellison’s books.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Her interviews with people in early-stage trials suggest they’re pleased to have a direct telephone number for a research nurse, for example.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024
He was at first skeptical of the teenager’s assertions, but when she showed him Bobby’s letter and gave him Bobby’s top secret telephone number, Kubat recognized that she was an authentic representative.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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