Definitions for phone number
phone num·ber

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phone number, telephone number, numbernoun

   the number is used in calling a particular telephone

   "he has an unlisted number"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. phone numbernoun

   A telephone number.

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1. phone number

   A telephone number is a sequence of digits assigned to a landline telephone subscriber station connected to a telephone line or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices for data transmission via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or other public and private networks. A telephone number serves as an address for switching telephone calls using a system of destination code routing. Telephone numbers are entered or dialed by a calling party on the originating telephone set, which transmits the sequence of digits in the process of signaling to a telephone exchange. The exchange completes the call either to another locally connected subscriber or via the PSTN to the called party. Telephone numbers are assigned within the framework of a national or regional telephone numbering plan to subscribers by telephone service operators, which may be commercial entities, state-controlled administrations, or other telecommunication industry associations. Telephone numbers were first used in 1879 in Lowell, Massachusetts, when they replaced the request for subscriber names by callers connecting to the switchboard operator. Over the course of telephone history, telephone numbers had various lengths and formats and even included most letters of the alphabet in leading positions when telephone exchange names were in common use until the 1960s. Telephone numbers are often dialed in conjunction with other signaling code sequences, such as vertical service codes, to invoke special telephone service features.

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1. phone number

   A phone number is a unique string of digits assigned to a particular telephone line, which facilitates the identification and connection to that specific line in a telecommunication network. It is mainly used for dialing, addressing, and routing calls within the network. Phone numbers can vary in length and format depending on the country's telecommunication standards. It often includes a country code, area code, and local subscriber number.

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1. phone numberadjective

   A number assigned to a phone

   The phone number is on the phone in the package

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 12, 2023  

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1. • Signal

How to pronounce phone number?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say phone number in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of phone number in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of phone number in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of phone number in a Sentence

1. Lindsey Graham:

   How good was the meeting? I gave him my NEW cell phone number.

2. Caroline Vandergriff/KOKH:

   It made me wonder whether someone stole her for dog fighting and either cut or tried to starve her to make her aggressive, bridget was also found wearing her distinctive pink, floral collar, and her leash, and my phone number was scratched off her tag — maybe the thief got spooked by all the media attention and dumped her on a random road.

3. Freddie Roach:

   For him giving Les my phone number I don't think he deserves a finder's fee.

4. Martin Cooper:

   I was not surprised that everybody has a cell phone, we used to tell the story then that someday when you’re born you would be assigned a phone number. If you didn’t answer the phone, you would die.

5. Director Spike Lee:

   I was given Susan Bro’s phone number. Susan Bro is the mother of Heather Heyer, who got murdered when that car came crashing down the street, i was not gon na put that murder scene in the film without Susan Bro blessing. Susan Bro said, ‘ Spike, I give you permission to put that in. ’.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=phone number
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Phone_Number
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_Number
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com