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nine (nīn)

adjective

totaling one more than eight

Etymology: ME nyen < OE nigon, akin to Ger neun < IE *enewen (> Gr ennea, L novem, nine), prob. extension of base *newo-, new, indicating a new division of the numeral system commencing with 9

noun

  1. the cardinal number between eight and ten; 9; IX
  2. any group of nine persons or things; esp., a baseball team
  3. something numbered nine or having nine units, as a playing card, throw of dice, etc.
nine Idioms

the Nine

the nine Muses

to the nines

  1. to perfection
  2. in the most elaborate or showy manner dressed to the nines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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