The Nine

The Nine
Nine Nine, n. 1. The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects. [1913 Webster]

2. A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. [1913 Webster]

3. A group of nine people; as, the New York nine (a baseball team). [PJC]

{The Nine}, the nine Muses. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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