telephone number
noun
: a number assigned to a telephone line for a specific phone or set of phones (as for a residence) that is used to call that phone
called also phone number
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This data included names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, race or ethnicity information, Social Security numbers and medical record numbers.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Their underground campaign ditched the standard teaser, trailer, poster and TV spots approach for a single cryptic billboard, a mysterious telephone number, and a trail of online breadcrumbs to entice fans to figure out the mystery of the film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The letter also listed several gambling websites—and included names and telephone numbers for suspects.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Remove personal information from your account that others can see, such as your telephone number or address.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Their underground campaign ditched the standard teaser, trailer, poster and TV spots approach for a single cryptic billboard, a mysterious telephone number, and a trail of online breadcrumbs to entice fans to figure out the mystery of the film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The letter also listed several gambling websites—and included names and telephone numbers for suspects.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Remove personal information from your account that others can see, such as your telephone number or address.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for telephone number
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“Telephone number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20number. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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