ninety-two

adjective

being two more than ninety

• Syn: ↑92, ↑xcii

• Similar to: ↑cardinal

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

: being one more than 91 in number

ninety-two years

— see number table

II. pronoun, plural in construction

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

ninety-two are here

ninety-two were found

III. noun

1. : two and 90 : two times 46 : four times 23

2.

a. : 92 units or objects

a total of ninety-two

b. : a group or set of 92

3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 92

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/nuyn"tee tooh"/, n.

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 2.

2. a symbol for this number, as 92 or XCII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj.

4. amounting to 92 in number.