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call-back vs phone call

phone call vs call-back

call-back and phone call both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
call-back Yes No No No
phone call Yes No No No
As nouns, phone call is a hypernym of call-back; that is, phone call is a word with a broader meaning than call-back:
  • call-back: a return call
  • phone call: a method of contacting a person by phone
Other hypernyms of call-back include call, telephone call.
call-back (noun) phone call (noun)
the recall of an employee after a layoff a method of contacting a person by phone
a return call
Difference between call-back and phone call

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