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ninety-nine

ninety-nine

English

English cardinal numbers
 <  98 99 100  > 
    Cardinal : ninety-nine
    Ordinal : ninety-ninth

Numeral

ninety-nine

  1. The cardinal number immediately following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.

Synonyms

Noun

ninety-nine (countable and uncountable, plural ninety-nines)

  1. (countable) A traditional British ice cream cone with a flaky chocolate bar inserted, usually made with soft serve.
  2. (uncountable) A simple card game with a running total, players dropping out if they would be forced to bring the total above ninety-nine.

Synonyms

  • (ice-cream cone): 99 Flake

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