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ninety-eleven

ninety-eleven adjective: very many; too many to count; quite a lot.

Adjective

ninety-eleven (not comparable)

  1. (US, dialectal, informal) Very many; too many to count; quite a lot.

Synonyms of ninety-eleven

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Forms of ninety-eleven

alternative formninety eleven
alternative formninety-leven
alternative formninety-'leven
alternative formninety-leben

Origin of ninety-eleven

From humorous use of eleven to continue counting the nineties.

Questions about ninety-eleven

What does ninety-eleven mean?
Ninety-eleven means very many; too many to count; quite a lot.
What part of speech is ninety-eleven?
Ninety-eleven is an adjective.

Words near ninety-eleven in the dictionary

  1. ninety-day wonder
  2. ninety-day wonders
  3. ninety-eight
  4. ninety-eighth
  5. ninety-eighths
  6. ninety-eleven
  7. ninety-fifth
  8. ninety-fifths
  9. ninety-first
  10. ninety-firsts
  11. ninety-five

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