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99
Curated entry for 99.
Numerological root
9+9=18 → 1+8=9
9
— the completer
readings
Cultural — the named echo
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Wayne Gretzky
The Great One's number. The NHL retired 99 league-wide in 2000 — the only number ever so honoured.
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Nena, 99 Luftballons
1983 German New Wave protest single; English-language version '99 Red Balloons' released months later.
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Jay-Z, 99 Problems
2004 single. The boast and its rhyme have entered everyday speech.
Major — the phonetic cipher
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baby, pop, bob, pub, babe, pipe
consonant skeleton p·b·p·b — 11 candidates in the dictionary