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NYNT-ee/ˈnaɪnti/

The number 90 is ninety: nine + ty. Ninety pounds / ninety minutes. Nineteen is 19. In the nineties covers that decade of years or of a life.

Meaning

The number 90.

Examples

• “It costs ninety pounds.”
• “The bus takes ninety minutes.”
• “She is ninety and still walks every day.”

Good to know

90. Contrast: nineteen (19). In the nineties.

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