ninety-eight

adjective

being eight more than ninety

• Syn: ↑98, ↑xcviii

• Similar to: ↑cardinal

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

: being one more than 97 in number

ninety-eight years

— see number table

II. pronoun, plural in construction

: ninety-eight countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

ninety-eight are here

ninety-eight were found

III. noun

1. : eight and 90 : two times 49 : seven times 14

2.

a. : 98 units or objects

a total of ninety-eight

b. : a group or set of 98

3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 98

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/nuyn"tee ayt"/, n.

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 8.

2. a symbol for this number, as 98 or XCVIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj.

4. amounting to 98 in number.