eighty-nine

[ ey-tee-nahyn ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈnaɪn /

noun

a cardinal number, 80 plus 9.

a symbol for this number, as 89 or LXXXIX.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 89 in number.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

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Words nearby eighty-nine

eighty-fifth, eighty-first, eighty-five, eighty-four, eighty-fourth, eighty-nine, eighty-niner, eighty-ninth, eighty-one, eighty-second, eighty-seven

Example sentences from the Web for eighty-nine

Eighty-nine percent occurred when the person was awake, rather than dreaming or dozing.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eighty-nine percent of them are using some form of contraception; 15.3 million Americans use prescription hormonal birth control.
The Coming Birth Control Battle|Dana Goldstein|July 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“Eighty-nine dollars,” says the nice lady at the desk when I ask for a room.
The Bag Lady's Papers, Part III|Alexandra Penney|January 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And it must have been; every morning for eighty-nine days the gaudy music box faithfully played the tune over and over again.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp

Michael Angelo and Titian were eighty-nine and ninety-nine respectively.
Rambles in Womanland|Max O'Rell
She gave up the office about the year 1832, and is now in Beaminster Union, just eighty-nine years old.
Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853|Various
She died at the age of eighty-nine, probably in the year 512; but the date is not to be ascertained with certainty.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould
"That and—the principles of 'eighty-nine," replied Camors, lighting a fresh cigar from the old one.
Monsieur de Camors, Complete|Octave Feuillet

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