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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A new photo flashes on the television along with a telephone number.
From Literature
“Don’t answer a telephone number that you don’t recognize,” Sheinbaum warned people last week.
From Los Angeles Times
It is likely to be critical of how the police used reporters' telephone numbers to check for leaks of information.
From BBC
When questioned he had initially given a false name of John Lesley, but provided his real telephone number and police were able to ascertain his true identity.
From BBC
She added that should "never had happened" as they had her address, telephone number, and details of her symptoms.
From BBC
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