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nonary

American

[noh-nuh-ree] / ˈnoʊ nə ri /

adjective

consisting of nine.
of, relating to, or noting a numerical system based on the number 9.

noun

a number in a nonary system.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

nonaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of nonary

1660–70; < Latin nōnārius of, belonging to the ninth (hour), equivalent to nōn ( us ) ninth + -ārius -ary

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