/noˈβenta/
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Translation
ninety
Word origin
From Latin nonaginta ('ninety'), based on novem ('nine'). The same novem gives English 'November' and 'novena'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nonaginta
- English cognates
- November, novena
Examples
bisabuelo .
My great-grandfather is already ninety years old.
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The exam lasts ninety minutes in total.
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There were almost ninety cars in the car park.
¿ cincuenta cuarenta? .
How much is fifty plus forty? Ninety.
kilómetros .
The road has a limit of ninety kilometres per hour.
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