Ninety-nine
[nahyn-tee-nahyn] /ˈnaɪn tiˈnaɪn/
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 90 plus 9.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 99 or XCIX.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 99 in number.
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[nahyn-tee-nahynth] /ˈnaɪn tiˈnaɪnθ/ adjective 1. next after the ninety-eighth; being the ordinal number for 99. 2. being one of 99 equal parts. noun 3. a ninety-ninth part, especially of one (1/99). 4. the ninety-ninth member of a series.
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[nahyn-tee-wuhn] /ˈnaɪn tiˈwʌn/ noun 1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 91 or XCI. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adjective 4. amounting to 91 in number.
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[nahyn-tee-sek-uh nd] /ˈnaɪn tiˈsɛk ənd/ adjective 1. next after the ninety-first; being the ordinal number for 92. 2. being one of 92 equal parts. noun 3. a ninety-second part, especially of one (1/92). 4. the ninety-second member of a series.
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[nahyn-tee-sev-uh n] /ˈnaɪn tiˈsɛv ən/ noun 1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 7. 2. a symbol for this number, as 97 or XCVII. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adjective 4. amounting to 97 in number.