# ninety

Pronunciation: US say "NYN-dee" /ˈnaɪn.di/; UK say "NYN-tee" /ˈnaɪn.ti/

## Numeral

1. The cardinal number following eighty-nine and preceding ninety-one, written as 90 in Arabic numerals and XC in Roman numerals.
   - Simple: The number 90, which comes right after eighty-nine.
   - _The train reached ninety miles per hour on the open stretch of track._
   - _Nearly ninety percent of survey respondents supported the new policy._

## Origin

From Middle English nynty, from Old English hundniġontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą ("ninety"), and equivalent to nine + -ty. It is related to Dutch negentig, German neunzig, and Swedish nittio.

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