ROLODEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rolodex mean? 

• ROLODEX (noun)
  The noun ROLODEX has 1 sense:

1. (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers

  Familiarity information: ROLODEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROLODEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex

Hypernyms ("Rolodex" is a kind of...):

card catalog; card catalogue; card index (an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)