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novenary

novenary noun: a group of nine.

Noun

novenary (plural novenaries)

  1. A group of nine.

Adjective

novenary (comparative more novenary, superlative most novenary)

  1. Pertaining to the number nine.

Forms of novenary

Noun
pluralnovenaries
Adjective
comparativemore novenary
superlativemost novenary

Origin of novenary

From Latin novenarius, from novem (“nine”).

Questions about novenary

What does novenary mean?
Novenary means a group of nine.
What part of speech is novenary?
Novenary can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of novenary?
The plural of novenary is novenaries.

Words near novenary in the dictionary

  1. novemviri
  2. novemvirs
  3. novena
  4. novenae
  5. novenaries
  6. novenary
  7. novenas
  8. novendecillion
  9. novendecillions
  10. novendial
  11. novendials

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