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单词 999
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999n.

Brit. /ˌnʌɪn nʌɪn ˈnʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪ(n) ˈnaɪn/
Forms: 1900s– 999, 1900s– nine nine nine, 1900s– nine-nine-nine.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: nine n.
Etymology: < nine n. + nine n. + nine n. Usually written with numerical symbol.
Chiefly British.
In the United Kingdom and elsewhere: a telephone number used to contact the emergency services; the service provided when this number is dialled. Frequently attributive. Cf. 911 n.
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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > number
number1879
telephone number1880
home number1898
phone number1911
silent number1913
wrong number1930
4111931
9991937
area code1946
9111968
800 number1971
cell number1988
0800 number1988
digit1989
1937 Rep. Proc. 14th Conf. ASLIB 76 The first burglar caught by dialling 999—the new telephone alarm signal.
1947 G. Greene 19 Stories 159 He chose..a telephone box and dialled..999.
1954 I. Murdoch Under Net x. 136 ‘Better call the police if you ask me.’.. ‘You go and dial nine nine nine.’
1966 ‘W. Haggard’ Power House viii. 89 She staggered to the telephone..dialled Nine Nine Nine.
1973 Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Mar. 10/4 We have introduced the 999 system with four cars to cover Morvant, San Juan and Santa Cruz areas.
1992 Which? Nov. 4/3 In London, if you dial 999 for an ambulance, you may get a recorded message telling you to hold on.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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