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Word Frequency of 9-11_1

9/11 (naɪn ɪˈlɛvən) 

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noun

  1. = nine-eleven

nine-eleven or 9-11 or 9/11

Definitions

noun

  1. the 11th of September 2001, the day on which the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York were flown into and destroyed by aeroplanes hijacked by Islamic fundamentalists Also called: September eleven

Word Origin

C21: from the US custom of expressing dates in figures, the day of the month following the number of the month

Example Sentences Including '9/'

By ten past 9 no-one had given in, finally Edge arises, bent double, bladder bursting.
Alexander Games (compiler) THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
Dr Smurfit and other Smurfit family members own just over 9 per cent of the group.
Irish Times (2002)
Energis shares recovered from an early 9 % fall to end about 2 % higher at 276.25p.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Michel Sabbah, and a group of clerics from travelling the 9 km to Bethlehem to assess the situation.
Irish Times (2002)
She hadn't noticed my entrance because she was glued to the television, watching a video of 9 Weeks.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
The average discount for international generalist investment trusts is currently just 9 %.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The search was ordered a few hours after Rebecca Rosenberg, 9 , failed to return home from school.
Matthews, Lew A Conviction of Guilt
uk when replying to this advertisement Contact Agent add to shortlist Advert appeared in Country Life September 9 , 2004
Country Life (2004)
{ 9 } Some of the men were having trouble with the cables.
Asimov, Isaac The Complete Stories Volume 2

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