eighty-nine

[ ey-tee-nahyn ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈnaɪn /

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a cardinal number, 80 plus 9.

a symbol for this number, as 89 or LXXXIX.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 89 in number.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup|Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place|Candida Moss|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

If you answered nine or more, you may have won a SONY Betamax and an eight-track operating system.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It contains above eighty thousand houses, and about six hundred thousand inhabitants.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
In nine days he returned, bringing us the thanks of congress, and fresh orders.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
His holy book says: There is more joy over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine just men.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various