What is another word for telephone directory?

Pronunciation: [tˈɛlɪfˌə͡ʊn da͡ɪɹˈɛktəɹˌi] (IPA)

A telephone directory, also known as a phonebook or telephone book, is a printed listing of telephone numbers in a geographical area or category. It is primarily used by individuals who are looking for the contact information of a person or business. However, there are other synonyms for this term that are commonly used. Some of these include a phone directory, telephone register, phone list, phone catalog, and phonebook directory. Each of these terms refers to the same function of providing a comprehensive list of telephone numbers. In today's digital age, these directories are also available online and can be accessed easily from any device.

What are the hypernyms for Telephone directory?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Telephone directory

  • I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.
    William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • Elizabeth Taylor has more chins than the Chinese telephone directory.
    Joan Rivers
  • An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling.
    Donald Sinden
  • An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling.
    Donald Sinden
  • But what we've got going wrong is we've got a kind of bifurcation [in cultural development]: You take your classified telephone directory, and open up "Churches", and have a ruler in your hand. And you will find that the longest space is occupied by authoritarian, Bible-banging churches. And these people are who take the written word of the Bible literally. Because they need terribly, they have a personal need, for something to depend on. … The government realizes that there is a very large number of people like that; and therefore, to keep their votes, they have to pander to those kind of people. And these are the boys who never grew up; they always need Papa. … The trouble is that the boys who need Papa, are violent. They have the guns. And they are the types of people who like to be soldiers, policemen — tough guys. And therefore they have a great deal of power.
    Alan Watts

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