Ninety Meaning
/ˈnaɪn.ti/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
numThe cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
Sentence Examples
It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
The old man is above ninety.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In geometry, a right angle is exactly ____ degrees, forming an L shape.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A right angle is an angle that measures exactly ____ degrees.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English nynty, nynety, from Old English hundniġontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą (“ninety”), equivalent to nine + -ty. Cognate with Scots nynty, nynety (“ninety”), Saterland Frisian njuugentich (“ninety”), West Frisian njoggentich (“ninety”), Dutch negentig (“ninety”), German Low German negentig (“ninety”), German neunzig (“ninety”), Swedish nittio (“ninety”), Norwegian Bokmål nitti (“ninety”), Norwegian Nynorsk nitti (“ninety”), Icelandic níutíu (“ninety”).
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In geometry, a right angle is exactly ____ degrees, forming an L shape.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A right angle is an angle that measures exactly ____ degrees.