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yellow pages

yellow pages noun: a telephone directory that lists commercial organizations, organized by type of organization.

Noun

yellow pages (plural yellow pages)

  1. A telephone directory that lists commercial organizations, organized by type of organization.

Forms of yellow pages

pluralyellow pages

Origin of yellow pages

From such directories being printed on yellow paper.

Questions about yellow pages

What does yellow pages mean?
Yellow pages means a telephone directory that lists commercial organizations, organized by type of organization.
What part of speech is yellow pages?
Yellow pages is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow pages?
The plural of yellow pages is yellow pages.

Words near yellow pages in the dictionary

  1. yellow oriole
  2. yellow orioles
  3. yellow orpiment
  4. yellow orpiments
  5. yellow out
  6. yellow pages
  7. yellow paint
  8. yellow passport
  9. yellow passports
  10. yellow patch
  11. yellow patches

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