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Baby Bell

Baby Bell noun: any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.

Noun

Baby Bell (plural Baby Bells)

  1. (US, informal) Any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.

Forms of Baby Bell

pluralBaby Bells

Questions about Baby Bell

What does Baby Bell mean?
Baby Bell means any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.
What part of speech is Baby Bell?
Baby Bell is a noun.
What is the plural of Baby Bell?
The plural of Baby Bell is Baby Bells.

Words near Baby Bell in the dictionary

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  3. baby beef
  4. baby beefs
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  8. baby blue
  9. baby blue eyes
  10. baby blues
  11. baby bond

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