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   Nine

   /nīn/

   

   cardinal

   • 1. equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9: "nine of the twelve members"
   • ▪ a group or unit of nine individuals.
   • ▪ nine years old: "I was only nine"
   • ▪ nine o'clock: "it's ten to nine"
   • ▪ a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by nine.
   • ▪ a playing card with nine pips.
   • ▪ the nine Muses.

   Word Origin Old Englishnigon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch negen and German neun, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, and Greek ennea.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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