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ninety

Syllabification: (nine·ty)
Pronunciation: /ˈnīntē/
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Definition of ninety

noun (plural nineties)

  • equivalent to the product of nine and ten; ten less than one hundred; 90:ninety acres of soybeans will be harvested (Roman numeral: xc or XC)
  • (nineties) the numbers from 90 to 99, especially the years of a century or of a person’s life:art in the nineties
  • ninety years old:she is nearly ninety
  • ninety miles an hour:we passed the junction doing about ninety

Derivatives

ninetieth

Pronunciation: /-tēiTH/
number

ninetyfold

Pronunciation: /-ˌfōld/
adjective & adverb

Origin:

Old English nigontig

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