911

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 See also 2.4 Verb

[edit] Translingual

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911 (previous 910, next 912)

1. the number nine hundred and eleven

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[edit] Etymology

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• IPA: /ˌnaɪnwʌnˈwʌn/, SAMPA: /%naInwVn"wVn/, as nine-one-one
• (rare, deprecated) IPA: /ˌnaɪnɪlˈɛvən/, SAMPA: /%naInIl"Ev@n/
• (rare, deprecated) IPA: /ˌnaɪnəlˈɛvən/, SAMPA: /%naIn@l"Ev@n/

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911 (plural 911s)

1. In the United States and Canada, the telephone number used to call the police or other emergency services.
2. An emergency call to that number.

[edit] See also

• (phone number for emergencies): 000 (Australian), 999 (UK, Irish), 112 (New European)

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to 911 (third-person singular simple present 911s, present participle 911ing, simple past and past participle 911ed)

1. To make an emergency call.
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