Wrong number

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.

2.NounA telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

"- Who was that on the phone? - It was just a wrong number."

3.NounAn incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.

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