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nineties
[ noun ]
  1. the decade from 1890 to 1899

  2. <noun.time>
  3. the decade from 1990 to 1999

  4. <noun.time>
  5. the time of life between 90 and 100

  6. <noun.time>




Ninety \Nine"ty\, n.; pl. {Nineties}.
1. The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit
than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.

2. A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.


nineties \nineties\ n. pl.
1. The decade from 1890 to 1899; as, the gay nineties.
[WordNet 1.5]

2. The decade from 1990 to 1999; as, they spent a ton of
money to solve the Y2K bug in the nineties.
[WordNet 1.5]

3. The time of life between ages 90 and 100.

Syn: mid-nineties.
[WordNet 1.5]