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AREA CODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("area code" is a kind of...):
code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)