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nine

Pronunciation: /naɪn/

The English word “nine” has 7 meanings listed here.

numeral

  1. A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
  2. Describing a group or set with nine elements.

noun

  1. The digit or figure 9.
  2. A playing card with nine pips.
  3. A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
  4. A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.), counting the number of digits nine in a percentage.
  5. A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

Etymology

PIE word *h₁néwn̥ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Germanic *newunt Proto-Germanic *newun Proto-West Germanic *neun Proto-West Germanic *nigun Old English nigon Middle English nyn English nine From Middle English nyn, nyne, from Old English nigon (“nine”), from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun (“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”). Cognate with…

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