"phone number" meaning in English

See phone number in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-phone number.ogg Forms: phone numbers [plural], 'phone number [alternative, dated]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phone number (plural phone numbers)
  1. (informal) Clipping of telephone number. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: telephone number Synonyms: see telephone number
    Sense id: en-phone_number-en-noun-N~O5aTEw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telephony

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(informal) Clipping of telephone number."
      ],
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        {
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        }
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    }
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    },
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "(informal) Clipping of telephone number."
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