Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being three more than ninety: The cardinal number that is the sum of ninety and three; 93.

Usage

• As a determiner or modifier: Used to indicate quantity, position in a sequence, or as a label.
  • The temperature reached ninety-three degrees.
  • She lives at ninety-three Maple Street.
  • Turn to page ninety-three.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The recipe requires ninety-three grams of sugar.
  • There are ninety-three participants registered for the conference.
  • He scored ninety-three points in the final game.

Advanced Usage

• In formal or technical writing: Often written as the numeral "93" in scientific, statistical, or technical contexts.
  • The atomic number of neptunium is 93.
• As part of a compound adjective: Can be hyphenated when it precedes a noun to form a compound modifier.
  • A ninety-three-year-old tradition. (Note: This is a compound word using the target number.)

Variants and Related Words

• 93: The Arabic numeral representation.
• XCIII: The Roman numeral representation.
• Ninety-third (93rd): The ordinal number form, indicating position in a sequence.
  • He finished in ninety-third place.

Synonyms

• XCIII (Roman numeral equivalent).

Notes on Meaning

• This word functions exclusively as a numeral adjective. It does not have different meanings, idioms, or phrasal verbs associated with it, as its meaning is strictly numerical.

Adjective

1. being three more than ninety