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telephone book

telephone book noun: a printed telephone directory.

Noun

telephone book (plural telephone books)

  1. A printed telephone directory.
    • Because they are generally quite thick, old telephone books are sometimes used in informal tests of a weapon's cutting ability.

Forms of telephone book

pluraltelephone books

Questions about telephone book

What does telephone book mean?
Telephone book means a printed telephone directory.
What part of speech is telephone book?
Telephone book is a noun.
What is the plural of telephone book?
The plural of telephone book is telephone books.

Words near telephone book in the dictionary

  1. telephone
  2. telephone alphabet
  3. telephone alphabets
  4. telephone answering machine
  5. telephone answering machines
  6. telephone book
  7. telephone books
  8. telephone booth
  9. telephone booths
  10. telephone box
  11. telephone boxes

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