| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  n n |
| NOUN: | 1. The cardinal number equal to 8 + 1. 2. The ninth in a set or sequence. 3. Something having nine parts, units, or members. 4. Games A playing card marked with nine pips. 5. A set of nine persons or things, especially: a. Baseball The nine players on a side, or the whole team. b. Nine Greek Mythology The nine Muses. 6. A size, as in clothing or shoes, designated as nine. 7. Sports The first or second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course. | | IDIOM: | to the nines Informal To the highest degree: dressed to the nines. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English nigon. See new in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | nine —ADJECTIVEpron.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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