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9️⃣ The number 91 9️⃣ One more than ninety
ninety-one

ninety-one

1.0
One more than ninety used before a noun
  • adjective
  • /ˈnaɪnti wʌn/
translation icon : noventa y uno
  • Ninety-one people signed the charter that made Derry.
  • ninety-one years old
  • ninety-one years

Examples

  • At ninety-one, she has lived through many historical events.

  • The old gal is ninety-one and needs care.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "I am Mrs. Celestine Flood, and I am ninety-one years old.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Uncle Harm trapped or killed almost everything in Arizona and then died in 1909 at the age of ninety-one.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Ninety-one points!

    8 Seconds (1994)

  • My grandmother is ninety-one years old and still enjoys gardening.

  • The report showed that the population of the town is ninety-one thousand people.

How Many

ninety-four
7 1.0
ninety-three
5 1.0
ninety-two
8 1.0
ninety-one
1.0
ninety
296 1.0

Surface Forms

ninety-one positive

Morphology

ninety-one = ninety + one (transparent) = ninety + one

The meaning is directly compositional: 'ninety' + 'one' = 90 + 1; this is an obvious numeric compound for learners.

Etymology

Ninety-one breaks into ninety ('nine tens') and one ('one'). It literally means nine groups of ten plus one, so it is one more than ninety.