ninety-six

American  

[nahyn-tee-siks] / ˈnaɪn tiˈsɪks /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 6.

2. a symbol for this number, as 96 or XCVI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 96 in number.

Example Sentences

“Eight times twelve is ninety-six! Do you recall that peculiar letter I sent you? Filled with pages about multiplication and ferns and so on?”

From Literature

Soviet rocket scientists had just launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, a 184-pound aluminum sphere that was orbiting Earth every ninety-six minutes at 18,000 miles per hour.

From Literature

Even with the Interzonal games, the finished tome was only ninety-six pages.

From Literature

On the other side of the lobby door, ninety-six sidewalk lines away, is the first day of fifth grade.

From Literature

Tear this note across twelve times and scatter the four thousand and ninety-six pieces to the wind!

From Literature