ninety-three

[ nahyn-tee-three ]

/ ˈnaɪn tiˈθri /

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noun

a cardinal number, 90 plus 3.

a symbol for this number, as 93 or XCIII.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 93 in number.

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ninety-seven, ninety-seventh, ninety-six, ninety-sixth, ninety-third, ninety-three, ninety-two, nineveh, ninevite, ningbo, ninghsien

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In two months I have corrected proof-sheets to the amount of ninety-three pages, and no more.
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Below it are twelve regional and ninety-three district courts, and the military courts.
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It opened with nineteen members, and at one time the registry showed ninety-three members, with eleven honorary members.
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This small companion world travels like our own earth around the sun, at a distance of ninety-three millions of miles.
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Escaped, fifty-eight; paroled, one; died, two thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.
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