What does "ninety" mean?
Ninety: The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.
Additional senses
- 2.A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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