ninety-seven

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 96 in number

ninety-seven years

see Table of Numbers

ninety-seven

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

ninety-seven are here

ninety-seven were found

ninety-seven

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: seven and 90

2

a

: 97 units or objects

a total of ninety-seven

b

: a group or set of 97

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 97

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