- ennea-
- combining form
: nine
enneagon
enneapetalous
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a combining form meaning "nine," used in the formation of compound words: enneahedron.[ < Gk, comb. form of ennéa NINE]* * *
ennea- /en-i-ə-/combining formDenoting nineORIGIN: Gr ennea nine• • •ennead /enˈi-ad/ noun1. (Gr enneas, -ados) the number nine2. A set of nine thingsenneadˈic adjectiveennˈeagon /-ə-gon/ noun(Gr gōniā angle) a polygon with nine angles, a nonagonenneagonal /-agˈən-l/ adjectiveennˈeagram noun(Gr gramma a letter) a nine-sided diagram, now often taken to represent the nine supposed different types of personalityenneahēˈdral adjectiveenneahēˈdron nounA solid figure with nine facesEnneanˈdria plural noun(Gr anēr, andros man or male) the ninth Linnaean class of plants, with nine stamensenneanˈdrian adjectiveenneanˈdrous adjectiveennˈeastyle adjective(Gr stȳlos column) having nine columns
Useful english dictionary. 2012.