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Definition of Helpline
1. Noun. A telephone (or by extension email, web or SMS) service which offers help to those that call, either as an public emergency service or customer service. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Helpline
1. advice given over the telephone [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helpline
Literary usage of Helpline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Smoking Cessation: Clinical Practice Guidelineby Michael C. Fiore by Michael C. Fiore (1996)
"Hotline/helpline. A telephone line dedicated to over-the-phone smoking intervention.
A hotline/helpline treatment occurs when a hotline/helpline number is ..."
2. Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Final Report edited by Joyce C Laslof, Marguerite Knox, John D Baldeschwieler (1997)
"VA should make its broadcast public service announcements (PSAs) about the
toll-free helpline more explicit. The PSAs should include brief explanations of ..."
3. Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic and Clinical Perspectives edited by Nicholas J. Kozel, Edgar H. Adams (1996)
"Tragically, few adolescents who telephoned the helpline wanted treatment. ...
In this survey, we have profiled the typical adolescent helpline caller as a ..."
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