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Ninety Moderate

Ninety has 3 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Num

Definitions
Noun
1

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

"The ninety students in the auditorium were exactly the result of multiplying ten rows by nine columns."

Adjective
1

being ten more than eighty

"The number ninety is exactly ten greater than eighty."

Num
1

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

"The clock struck ninety exactly when the sun began to set over the horizon."

See Also
eighty nine ninetieth ninetyfold top of shop xc ninety eight 90 nineties
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
large integer

Origin

The word "ninety" comes from Old English, formed by combining "nine" with the suffix "-ty." It is related to similar words for ninety in other Germanic languages like Dutch and German.

Rhyming Words
ety piety suety goety prety nicety fixety fivety gayety gaiety ubiety kinety moiety rarety surety tweety facety vicety sheety aliety
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