ninety-four
Definition
- Adjective:
- Being four more than ninety: The cardinal number that is the sum of ninety and four; 94.
Usage
- This word functions exclusively as an adjective or a determiner to describe a quantity, position, or identifier that is precisely four units greater than ninety.
- It is used in contexts requiring a specific numerical value, such as counting, labeling, or describing order.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She scored ninety-four points in the final game.
- The antique book was published in ninety-four. (Here, it stands for the year 1894, functioning as a numerical adjective).
- There are ninety-four chapters in this extensive volume.
Advanced Usage
- As a numerical determiner: It can specify a noun directly.
- I need ninety-four copies of this document.
- In sequences and series: Used to denote position or count.
- He finished in ninety-fourth place. (Note: The ordinal form "ninety-fourth" is a related variant).
Variants and Related Words
- Ninety-fourth (adj): The ordinal form; coming in position number 94 in a sequence.
- This is the ninety-fourth edition of the festival.
- 94 (n): The Arabic numeral representation.
- XCIV (n): The Roman numeral representation.
Synonyms
- 94: The numeral form.
- Four and ninety: An archaic or poetic phrasing (less common).
Notes
- "Ninety-four" is a compound number formed by combining the tens word "ninety" and the units word "four". It follows the standard pattern for English numbers from 21 to 99.
- It is typically written with a hyphen when modifying a noun (e.g., ninety-four students), though the hyphen is sometimes omitted, especially in informal contexts.
Adjective
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being four more than ninety
