call number
noun Library Science.
a number, letter, symbol, or combination of these, indicating the specific location of a work in a library, especially the combination of the classification symbol and the designation for the author.
Origin of call number
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby call number
call letters,
call loan,
call market,
call money,
call names,
call number,
call of duty,
call of nature,
call of the wild, the,
call off,
call on
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British Dictionary definitions for call number
call number
noun
the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location
Also called: call mark