"answering service" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: answering services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} answering service (plural answering services)
  1. A service that collects and responds to calls for its clients. Translations (service that responds to calls for its client): servizio di segreteria telefonica [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-answering_service-en-noun-dB~kYGU3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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