ex-directoryadj.

Etymology: < ex prep. + directory n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ex-diˈrectory.

Denoting a telephone-number that is not listed in the directory at the request of the subscriber; also of a person who has such a number.

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unlisted1907

private1924

ex-directory1936

1936 P.O. Teleph. Sales Bull. Mar. 41/2 It was possible..to allow the separate exchange lines for the house exchange system to be ex-directory... This..provides..an isolated example where ex-directory facilities may be used as a selling argument.

1963 ‘R. East’ Pin Men ii. 32 Virginia's home number was not ex-directory.

1964 ‘C. E. Maine’ Never let Up xv. 151 ‘He's ex-directory.’ ‘But you must know his number.’

1966 ‘W. Haggard’ Power House xi. 116 He'd been woken..by a call on an ex-directory number.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	ex-directory
释义	ex-directoryadj. Etymology: < ex prep. + directory n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ex-diˈrectory. Denoting a telephone-number that is not listed in the directory at the request of the subscriber; also of a person who has such a number. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [adjective] > ex-directory number unlisted1907 private1924 ex-directory1936 1936 P.O. Teleph. Sales Bull. Mar. 41/2 It was possible..to allow the separate exchange lines for the house exchange system to be ex-directory... This..provides..an isolated example where ex-directory facilities may be used as a selling argument. 1963 ‘R. East’ Pin Men ii. 32 Virginia's home number was not ex-directory. 1964 ‘C. E. Maine’ Never let Up xv. 151 ‘He's ex-directory.’ ‘But you must know his number.’ 1966 ‘W. Haggard’ Power House xi. 116 He'd been woken..by a call on an ex-directory number. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1936
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