"phone number" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-phone number.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: phone numbers [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: see telephone number, 'phone number [dated]

Inflected forms

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