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CALL NUMBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does call number mean?
• CALL NUMBER (noun)
The noun CALL NUMBER has 1 sense:
1. a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location
Familiarity information: CALL NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
call mark; call number; pressmark
Hypernyms ("call number" is a kind of...):
mark (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))
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"Be aware of the idiot, for he is like an old dress. Every time you patch it, the wind will tear it back again." (Arabic proverb)
"Being able to feel it on wooden shoes." (Dutch proverb)