silent numbern.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪlənt ˈnʌmbə/,

/ˌsʌɪln̩t ˈnʌmbə/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪlən(t) ˈnəmbər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silent adj., number n.

Etymology: < silent adj. + number n.

Originally and chiefly Australian.

A telephone number that is not listed in a directory at the request of the subscriber. Cf. ex-directory adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

1913 Maitland (New S. Wales) Daily Mercury 15 Feb. 11/3 Silent numbers... It is probably news to many, as the ‘Standard’ points out, that, though every bank in London is on the 'phone, few of them publish their numbers in the directory.

1967 P. White Let. 16 Oct. (1994) x. 317 There was a journalist running round this town trying to find out my silent number, and for once nobody gave it.

2018 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 June 22 Which bank gave out my silent number to Morgan Research so it could do a survey on the bank's performance? So much for privacy laws.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silent number
释义	silent numbern. Brit. /ˌsʌɪlənt ˈnʌmbə/, /ˌsʌɪln̩t ˈnʌmbə/, U.S. /ˌsaɪlən(t) ˈnəmbər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silent adj., number n. Etymology: < silent adj. + number n. Originally and chiefly Australian. A telephone number that is not listed in a directory at the request of the subscriber. Cf. ex-directory adj. ΘΚΠ 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 1913 Maitland (New S. Wales) Daily Mercury 15 Feb. 11/3 Silent numbers... It is probably news to many, as the ‘Standard’ points out, that, though every bank in London is on the 'phone, few of them publish their numbers in the directory. 1967 P. White Let. 16 Oct. (1994) x. 317 There was a journalist running round this town trying to find out my silent number, and for once nobody gave it. 2018 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 June 22 Which bank gave out my silent number to Morgan Research so it could do a survey on the bank's performance? So much for privacy laws. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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