Definitions for yellow pages
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yel′low pag`es*(n.pl.)
Category: Telegraphy and Telephony, Business
a classified telephone directory or section of a directory listing subscribers, generally for a fee, by the type of business or service they offer, usu. printed on yellow paper. Compare white pages.
* (often caps.).
Origin of yellow pages:
1950–55
Princeton's WordNet
yellow pages(noun)
a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
Yellow Pages(noun)ˈyɛl oʊ
a large book containing telephone numbers of businesses and organizations
Wiktionary
yellow pages(Noun)
a telephone directory that lists commercial organizations
Origin: From such directories being printed on yellow paper
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