ninety-three
[nahyn-tee-three]
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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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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for ninety-three
Contemporary Examples of ninety-three
Ninety-three percent of Gen 1s saw a glass ceiling at their current workplaces, compared with 46 percent of Gen 3s.
Ninety-three percent of Germans, 91 percent of the French, and 86 percent of Britons replied that they were confident it will.
Historical Examples of ninety-three
It was found that ninety-three Liberals had voted with the majority.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
The increase during the next decade was only ninety-three miles.
The Railroad QuestionWilliam Larrabee
This castle has a well ninety-three feet deep bored in the rock.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
He was doin' mental arithmetic—twenty-five times ninety-three.
Torchy and VeeSewell Ford
“I thought you said all the ninety-three was gone,” said she with some interest, as it appeared to me.
The Lady and the PirateEmerson Hough