call mark

1. 1.

   a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location

   Synonymscall numberpressmark

   Broadermark

Questions about call mark

What does call mark mean?

call mark means "a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location".

What is another word for call mark?

Close synonyms include call number, pressmark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is call mark a common word?

call mark is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.