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ninety — [nīn′tē] adj. [ME nigenty < OE nigontig: see NINE & TY2] nine times ten n. pl. nineties the cardinal number between eighty nine and ninety one; 90; XC (or LXXXX) the nineties the numbers or years, as of a century, from ninety through ninety… … English World dictionary
Ninety — Nine ty, n.; pl. {Nineties}. 1. The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty nine; ninety units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ninety — Nine ty, a. [See {Nine}, and cf. {Forty}.] Nine times ten; eighty nine and one more; as, ninety men. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ninety — (n.) O.E. nigontig, from NINE (Cf. nine) + tig group of ten (see TY (Cf. ty) (1)). Cognate with O.Fris. niontich, M.Du. negentich, Du. negentig, Ger. neunzig … Etymology dictionary
ninety — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. nineties) ▪ ten less than one hundred; 90. (Roman numeral: xc or XC.) DERIVATIVES ninetieth ordinal number … English terms dictionary
ninety — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of nine and ten. 2 a symbol for this (90, xc, XC). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 90 to 99, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. adj. that amount to ninety. Phrases and idioms: ninety first, second … Useful english dictionary
ninety — noun (plural nineties) Etymology: Middle English ninety, adjective, from Old English nigontig, short for hundnigontig, from hundnigontig, noun, group of 90, from hund , literally, hundred + nigon nine + tig group of 10; akin to Old English tīen… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ninety — [[t]na͟ɪnti[/t]] ♦ nineties 1) NUM Ninety is the number 90. It was decided she had to stay another ninety days. 2) N PLURAL When you talk about the nineties, you are referring to numbers between 90 and 99. For example, if you are in your nineties … English dictionary
ninety — /ˈnaɪnti / (say nuyntee) noun (plural nineties) 1. a cardinal number, ten times nine. 2. a symbol for this number, as 90 or XC. 3. (plural) the numbers from 90 to 99 of a series, especially with reference to the years of a person s age, or the… …
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