[alsoy- p-] the section or volume of a telephone directory, usually printed on yellow paper, containing classified listings of subscribers according to business, profession, etc.
Yellow Pages
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yellow pages
or Yellow Pages
plural noun
A volume or section of a telephone directory that lists businesses, services, or products alphabetically according to field.
Origin of yellow pages
So called because they are usually printed on yellow paperTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural yellow pages)
- a telephone directory that lists commercial organizations
Origin
From such directories being printed on yellow paper
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yellow pages - Computer Definition
See NIS, naming service and Web yellow pages.
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