ninety-eight

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 97 in number

ninety-eight years

see Table of Numbers

ninety-eight

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: ninety–eight countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

ninety-eight are here

ninety-eight were found

ninety-eight

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: eight and 90 : two times 49 : seven times 14

2

a

: 98 units or objects

a total of ninety-eight

b

: a group or set of 98

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 98

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