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ninety-nines

ninety-nines is the plural of ninety-nine.

Meaning of ninety-nine

Noun

ninety-nine (countable and uncountable, plural ninety-nines)

  1. (countable) A traditional British ice cream cone with a flaky chocolate bar inserted, usually made with soft serve.
    Synonyms:
    99 Flake
  2. (uncountable) A simple card game with a running total, players dropping out if they would be forced to bring the total above ninety-nine.

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Forms of ninety-nines

alternative form99s

Words that rhyme with ninety-nines

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Questions about ninety-nines

What is ninety-nines the plural of?
Ninety-nines is the plural of ninety-nine.

Words near ninety-nines in the dictionary

  1. ninety-fourths
  2. ninety-leben
  3. ninety-leven
  4. ninety-nine
  5. ninety-nine problems
  6. ninety-nines
  7. ninety-ninety rule
  8. ninety-ninth
  9. ninety-ninths
  10. ninety-one
  11. ninety-oneth

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