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PHONE COMPANY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public utility that provides telephone service
Synonyms:
phone company; phone service; telco; telephone company; telephone service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("phone company" is a kind of...):
public-service corporation; public utility; public utility company; utility (a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation)