TELEPHONE BOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telephone book mean? 

• TELEPHONE BOOK (noun)
  The noun TELEPHONE BOOK has 1 sense:

1. a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers

  Familiarity information: TELEPHONE BOOK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TELEPHONE BOOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

phone book; phonebook; telephone book; telephone directory

Hypernyms ("telephone book" is a kind of...):

directory (an alphabetical list of names and addresses)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telephone book"):

white pages (a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers)

yellow pages (a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising)

 Context examples 

There was a moment of silence. The telephone book slipped from its nail and splashed to the floor, whereupon Jordan whispered "Excuse me"—but this time no one laughed.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)