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unknown numbers

unknown numbers is the plural of unknown number.

Meaning of unknown number

Noun

unknown number (plural unknown numbers)

  1. A phone number that is unfamiliar to the recipient.
    • Kelly looked at her phone. This unknown number keep coming up. Answer it.2012, Kevin Johnson, Work Your Mind and Not Your Behind, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 16
  2. A phone number that is hidden from the recipient.
    • The voice on the phone sounds familiar, but the incoming call on my phone reads “ unknown.” […] And why are you calling me from an unknown number?”2011, Kimberly Maryie Enterprises, I Love Cash, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 330
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see unknown, number.

Questions about unknown numbers

What is unknown numbers the plural of?
Unknown numbers is the plural of unknown number.

Words near unknown numbers in the dictionary

  1. unknowledged
  2. unknown
  3. unknown known
  4. unknown knowns
  5. unknown number
  6. unknown numbers
  7. unknown quantities
  8. unknown quantity
  9. Unknown Soldier
  10. unknown unknown
  11. unknown unknowns

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