ninety-seven I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective : being one more than 96 in number < ninety-seven years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction : ninety-seven countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < ninety-seven are here > < ninety-seven were found > III. noun 1.: seven and 90 2. a.: 97 units or objects < a total of ninety-seven > b.: a group or set of 97 3.: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 97