ninety-six

adjective

being six more than ninety

• Syn: ↑96, ↑xcvi

• Similar to: ↑cardinal

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

: being one more than 95 in number

ninety-six years

— see number table

II. pronoun, plural in construction

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

ninety-six are here

ninety-six were found

III. noun

1. : six and 90 : two times 48 : three times 32 : four times 24 : six times 16 : eight times 12 : eight dozen

2.

a. : 96 units or objects

a total of ninety-six

b. : a group or set of 96

3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 96

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/nuyn"tee siks"/, n.

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 6.

2. a symbol for this number, as 96 or XCVI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj.

4. amounting to 96 in number.