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telephone number en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.
   • Well, that story satisfied old O’Herrin’s curiosity. But he wanted to know the fairy’s telephone number, and when Zobedee fetched her fairylets in by burning a lot of hair, while the grand vizier and the boss eunuch held their noses, he asked her to change the spaniels back into women. 1902, J[ames] W[infield] Scott, “The Porter and the Ladies of Bagdad”, in Jack Hardin’s Rendering of the Arabian Nights: Being a New Translation in Up-to-Date English […], Boston, Mass.: Herbert B. Turner & Co., published April 1903, →OCLC, page 130:
2. (figuratively, humorous, in-plural) A large number.
   • How much is that Rolls Royce? We are talking telephone numbers.

Forms

Hypernyms

number · number

Relateds

telephone line · telephone book · telephone call

Synonyms

phone number · phone number · number · digits

Translations (105)

br niverenn bellgomz (digits assigned to a telephone) · lo ຫມາຍເລກໂທລະສັບ (digits assigned to a telephone) · bn টেলিফোন নাম্বার (digits assigned to a telephone) · nl telefoonnummer (digits assigned to a telephone) · sh телефонски број (digits assigned to a telephone) · sh broj telefona (digits assigned to a telephone) · gl número de teléfono (digits assigned to a telephone) · hi टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर (digits assigned to a telephone) · mn утасны дугаар (digits assigned to a telephone) · ky телефон номуру (digits assigned to a telephone) · it numero telefonico (digits assigned to a telephone) · hi फ़ोन नम्बर (digits assigned to a telephone) · ps د تيلفون شمېره (digits assigned to a telephone) · ko 전화번호 (digits assigned to a telephone) · ga uimhir theileafóin (digits assigned to a telephone) · id nomor telepon (digits assigned to a telephone) · az telefon nömrəsi (digits assigned to a telephone) · tk telefon belgisi (digits assigned to a telephone) · cmn 電話號碼 /电话号码 (digits assigned to a telephone) · ca número de telèfon (digits assigned to a telephone) · th เบอร์โทร (digits assigned to a telephone) · ka ტელეფონის ნომერი (digits assigned to a telephone) · mi nama waea (digits assigned to a telephone) · cmn 大數字 /大数字 (large number) · da telefonnummer (digits assigned to a telephone) · si දුරකථන අංක (digits assigned to a telephone) · fa-ira نُمْرِهٔ تِلِفُن (digits assigned to a telephone) · hu telefonszám (digits assigned to a telephone) · mk телефо́нски број (digits assigned to a telephone) · sah телефон нүөмэрэ (digits assigned to a telephone) · tl numero ng telepono (digits assigned to a telephone) · tg рақами телефон (digits assigned to a telephone) · kk телефон нөмірі (digits assigned to a telephone) · nl abonneenummer (digits assigned to a telephone) · ur ٹیلی فون نَمْبَر (digits assigned to a telephone) · be тэлефо́нны ну́мар (digits assigned to a telephone) · fr numéro (digits assigned to a telephone) · el αριθμός τηλεφώνου (digits assigned to a telephone) · vi số dây nói (digits assigned to a telephone) · mi tau waea (digits assigned to a telephone) · nb telefonnummer (digits assigned to a telephone) · hy հեռախոսահամար (digits assigned to a telephone) · th หมายเลขโทรศัพท์ (digits assigned to a telephone) · sl telefonsko številko (digits assigned to a telephone) · ar رَقْم هَاتِف (digits assigned to a telephone) · fi puhelinnumero (digits assigned to a telephone) · uz telefon nomeri (digits assigned to a telephone) · sq numër telefoni (digits assigned to a telephone) · wuu 電話號頭 /电话号头 (digits assigned to a telephone) · dsb telefonowy numer (digits assigned to a telephone) · sk telefónne číslo (digits assigned to a telephone) · tt телефон номеры (digits assigned to a telephone) · nan-hbl 電話號碼 /电话号码 (digits assigned to a telephone) · de Telefonnummer (digits assigned to a telephone) · ga uimhir fóin (digits assigned to a telephone) · uk но́мер телефо́ну (digits assigned to a telephone) · pt número telefônico (digits assigned to a telephone) · lv telefona numurs (digits assigned to a telephone) · it numero di telefono (digits assigned to a telephone) · ga uimhir ghutháin (digits assigned to a telephone) · ms nombor telefon (digits assigned to a telephone) · ug تېلېفون نومۇرى (digits assigned to a telephone) · pl numer telefonu (digits assigned to a telephone) · my တယ်လီဖုန်းနံပါတ် (digits assigned to a telephone) · cy rhif ffôn (digits assigned to a telephone) · kmr hejmara telefonê (digits assigned to a telephone) · et telefoninumber (digits assigned to a telephone) · fr numéro de téléphone (digits assigned to a telephone) · uk телефо́нний но́мер (digits assigned to a telephone) · bg телефо́нен но́мер (digits assigned to a telephone) · ru но́мер телефо́на (digits assigned to a telephone) · ja 電話番号 (digits assigned to a telephone) · fa-ira شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُن (digits assigned to a telephone) · yue 電話冧巴 /电话冧巴 (digits assigned to a telephone) · cs telefonní číslo (digits assigned to a telephone) · fi iso numero (large number) · ru телефо́нный но́мер (digits assigned to a telephone) · vi số điện thoại (digits assigned to a telephone) · km លេខទូរស័ព្ទ (digits assigned to a telephone) · ro număr telefonic (digits assigned to a telephone) · nv béésh bee haneʼé (digits assigned to a telephone) · ro număr de telefon (digits assigned to a telephone) · yue 電話號碼 /电话号码 (digits assigned to a telephone) · ur فون نَمْبَر (digits assigned to a telephone) · pt número de telefone (digits assigned to a telephone) · ar رَقْم تِلِفُون (digits assigned to a telephone) · pl numer telefonu (large number) · sh број телефона (digits assigned to a telephone) · el τηλεφωνικός αριθμός (digits assigned to a telephone) · uz telefon raqami (digits assigned to a telephone) · lt telefono numeris (digits assigned to a telephone) · eo telefonnumero (digits assigned to a telephone) · vi số phôn (digits assigned to a telephone) · is símanúmer (digits assigned to a telephone) · tg шумораи телефон (digits assigned to a telephone) · af telefoonnommer (digits assigned to a telephone) · my ဖုန်းနံပါတ် (digits assigned to a telephone) · he מִסְפָּר טֵלֵפוֹן (digits assigned to a telephone) · es número de teléfono (digits assigned to a telephone) · tr telefon numarası (digits assigned to a telephone) · lo ເບີໂທລະສັບ (digits assigned to a telephone) · be ну́мар тэлефо́на (digits assigned to a telephone) · th เบอร์โทรศัพท์ (digits assigned to a telephone) · sh telefonski broj (digits assigned to a telephone) · sv telefonnummer (digits assigned to a telephone)