ninety-four

Thân thiện

The library has ninety-four books on the top shelf.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being four more than ninety

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 94
• xciv