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call number

call number noun: an identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the shelfmark that conveys it.

Noun

call number (plural call numbers)

  1. (library science) An identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the shelfmark that conveys it.

call number meaning in Tamil

call number in Tamil

அழைப்பு எண், விளிப்பு எண்

Forms of call number

pluralcall numbers

Questions about call number

What does call number mean?
Call number means an identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the shelfmark that conveys it.
What is call number in Tamil?
Call number in Tamil is அழைப்பு எண், விளிப்பு எண். See Call number meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is call number?
Call number is a noun.
What is the plural of call number?
The plural of call number is call numbers.

Words near call number in the dictionary

  1. call money rates
  2. call moneys
  3. call names
  4. call note
  5. call notes
  6. call number
  7. call numbers
  8. call of duty
  9. call of nature
  10. call of the wild
  11. call off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: call number (page history and authors); call number (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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