Area Code Definition
noun
A three-digit number that is assigned to a geographical area in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, used before a seven-digit telephone number when placing a call to, and sometimes from within, that area.
American Heritage
Any of the three-digit telephone codes assigned to each of the areas into which the U.S., Canada, etc. are divided.
Webster's New World
A similar number of varying length assigned to geographic areas in other parts of the world.
American Heritage
A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.
Wiktionary
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Noun
Singular:
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