telephone book

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noun
  1. a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.

Origin of telephone book

1
First recorded in 1910–15
  • Also called telephone directory.

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How to use telephone book in a sentence

  • I was about to give up in despair when the happy thought came that I might find it in the telephone book.

    Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
  • He asked for a telephone book, looked up the names under Gomez, copied the address of one Juan Gomez, and returned to his table.

    The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
  • Merry had found the address in the telephone book, and when the right number was reached, Dapple was brought to a standstill.

  • Ruth had no need to look in the telephone book to find the number of Flynn's book store.

    Peggy Raymond's Way | Harriet Lummis Smith
  • Accordingly I wasted no further time, but turned on the hall light and took up the telephone-book.

    The Lost Valley | J. M. Walsh