From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtelephone directoryˈtelephone diˌrectory noun [countable] TCTa book containing a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a particular area SYN phone book
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telephone directory• Illiterates can not look up numbers in a telephone directory.• A telephone directory has value because of the energy it saves a caller in finding a particular phone number.• Diana and Carolyn would regularly while away a quiet evening ringing people with silly names who appeared in the telephone directory.• The other method for collecting facts about potential purchasers is through published lists - like the telephone directory or the electoral register.• Very thoughtfully, she turned to the telephone directory and looked up the name. 