ninety-three

[ nahyn-tee-three ]

/ ˈnaɪn tiˈθri /

a cardinal number, 90 plus 3.

a symbol for this number, as 93 or XCIII.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 93 in number.

QUIZZES

Let the aeolian gusts transport you back to these popular Words of the Day from the month of May. How many do you remember?

Question 1 of 10

Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

Ninety-three percent of Gen 1s saw a glass ceiling at their current workplaces, compared with 46 percent of Gen 3s.
Meet the New Optimists: African Americans|Ellis Cose|May 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ninety-three percent of Germans, 91 percent of the French, and 86 percent of Britons replied that they were confident it will.
Europe's Continent Envy|Alex Massie|November 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In two months I have corrected proof-sheets to the amount of ninety-three pages, and no more.
The Works of William Cowper|William Cowper
Below it are twelve regional and ninety-three district courts, and the military courts.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

It opened with nineteen members, and at one time the registry showed ninety-three members, with eleven honorary members.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various
This small companion world travels like our own earth around the sun, at a distance of ninety-three millions of miles.
Eighth Reader|James Baldwin
Escaped, fifty-eight; paroled, one; died, two thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.
Andersonville, Volume 4|John McElroy