"on-call" meaning in English

See on-call in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} on-call (not comparable)
  1. (attributive) on call Tags: attributive, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-on-call-en-adj-mC~-VPPP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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