Definitions for ninety
ˈnaɪn tinine·ty

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1. ninety, 90, XC(adj)

   the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine

2. ninety, 90, xc(adj)

   being ten more than eighty

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1. Ninety(adj)

   nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men

   Etymology: [See Nine, and cf. Forty.]

2. Ninety(noun)

   the sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects

   Etymology: [See Nine, and cf. Forty.]

3. Ninety(noun)

   a symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc

   Etymology: [See Nine, and cf. Forty.]

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1. Ninety

   Ninety is the second full-length album and first on ZTT Records by British house music pioneers 808 State, released in 1989 and featuring the UK Top 40 single "Pacific State" which reached #10 in November 1989. It was released in the US as Utd. State 90, without "The Fat Shadow," but with other bonus tracks. Slant Magazine listed the album at #54 on its list of the "Best Albums of the 1980s" saying "A thrilling expansion of the possibilities for acid house and arguably the best LP ever produced in the style".

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ninety' in Written Corpus Frequency: #300

How to pronounce ninety?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say ninety in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ninety in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ninety in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ninety in a Sentence

1. Surgeon GeneralJerome Adams:

   And so, what we want most of America to know is that youre not at high risk for getting coronavirus, and if you do get ityou are likely to recover. Ninety-eight, 99 percent of people are going to fully recover.

2. Bruce Campbell:

   Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

3. Dorothea Kent:

   A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. 'I reckon,' he asid, with a twinkle in his eye, 'It's because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.'

4. Helena Rubinstein:

   I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world.

5. Yogi Berra, Sports Illustrated:

   Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head.

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