Definition of Ninety-two

1. Adjective. Being two more than ninety.

Exact synonyms: 92, Xcii
Similar to: Cardinal

Definition of Ninety-two

1. Cardinal numeral. The cardinal number immediately following ninety-one and preceding ninety-three. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ninety-two

ninety-four
ninety-fourth
ninety-nine
ninety-nines
ninety-ninth
ninety-ninths
ninety-one
ninety-second
ninety-seven
ninety-seventh
ninety-six
ninety-sixth
ninety-sixths
ninety-third
ninety-three
ninety-two (current term)
ninetyfold
ninetyish
ning-nong
ning-nongs
ning nong
ning nongs
ningyoite
ninhydrin
ninhydrin-Schiff stain
ninhydrin reaction
ninhydrins
niningerite
niningerites
ninja

Literary usage of Ninety-two

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"Nevertheless, it was only after nine days of discussion that the question was put, when the assembly decided, by a vote of ninety-two to seventeen, ..."

2. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1869)
"... five hundred and ninety-two dollars each ; twelve assistant clerks, librarian and assistant librarian, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars ..."

3. The Life of James McNeill Whistler by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell (1908)
"THE YEARS EIGHTEEN NINETY- ONE TO EIGHTEEN ninety-two THE world owed him a living, Whistler always said, but it was not until 1891 and 1892 that the world ..."

4. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1915)
"teen hundred and ninety-two, entitled 'An act relative to the collection and enforcement of State and county taxes in the city of Troy,' and acts amendatory ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"... eighteen hundred and ninety-two, the defendant became indebted in the sum of sixteen thousand dollars (16000) Mexican dollars, money then current in ..."

6. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"Bernard immediately dissolved the assembly, but its vote was hailed with delight throughout the country, and the " Illustrious Ninety-Two" became the ..."

7. A Treatise on the American Law Relating to Mines and Mineral Lands Within by Curtis Holbrook Lindley (1897)
"What constitutes a mine or valid mining claim within the meaning of section twenty-three hundred and ninety-two of the Revised Statutes. ..."

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