ninety-six

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 95 in number

ninety-six years

see Table of Numbers

ninety-six

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: ninety-six countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

ninety-six are here

ninety-six were found

ninety-six

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: six and 90 : two times 48 : three times 32 : four times 24 : six times 16 : eight times 12 : eight dozen

2

a

: 96 units or objects

a total of ninety-six

b

: a group or set of 96

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 96

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