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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nine•ty /ˈnaɪnti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. [countable] - a cardinal number, equal to ten times nine.
- a symbol for this number, such as 90 or XC.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- nineties, [usually: the + ~] the numbers from 90 through 99, as in referring to the years of a lifetime or of a century or to degrees of temperature.
adj. [before a noun] - amounting to 90 in number.
nine•ti•eth, adj., n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nine•ty (nīn′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. - a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- a symbol for this number, as 90 or XC.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- nineties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 90 through 99, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or degrees of temperature:His grandmother is in her nineties.
adj. - amounting to 90 in number.
- Middle English nineti, Old English nigontig. See nine, -ty1 bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ninety /ˈnaɪntɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
- a numeral, 90, XC, etc, representing this number
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 90 units
determiner - amounting to ninety: ninety times out of a hundred
- (as pronoun): at least ninety are thought to be missing
Etymology: Old English nigontig |