eighty-nine

[ ey-tee-nahyn ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈnaɪn /

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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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Words nearby 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
One hundred and sixty-five, out of twelve thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine who actually voted.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

To the general astonishment there were only one hundred and thirty-three Ayes to one hundred and eighty-nine Noes.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The South Pass has an altitude of seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine feet.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
On a division, the first reading of the bill was carried by a majority of four hundred and sixty-six to eighty-nine.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
There are eighty-nine days before I can go back, and this is one off, at any rate.
The Nicest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil