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telephone directory
noun [C]Definition
› COMMUNICATIONS a book containing the phone numbers for a particular area, organization, etc.: Our business is listed in the local telephone directory . → Compare ex-directory
(Definition of telephone directory noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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