Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephone book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: tele-phone -book
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A printed telephone directory.

Example Sentences

"Because they are generally quite thick, old telephone books are sometimes used in informal tests of a weapon's cutting ability."

Inflected Forms

telephone books (plural)

Synonyms

phonebook phone book telephone directory

Questions

What does telephone book mean?: A printed telephone directory.

How to pronounce telephone book

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