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ninety-nine I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective : being one more than 98 in number < ninety-nine years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction : ninety-nine countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < ninety-nine are here > < ninety-nine were found > III. noun 1. : nine and 90 : three times 33 : nine times 11 2. a. : 99 units or objects < a total of ninety-nine > b. : a group or set of 99 3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 99 — often used with and instead of a hyphen |