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NINETIES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time of life between 90 and 100
Synonyms:
mid-nineties; nineties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("nineties" is a kind of...):
time of life (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)
Holonyms ("nineties" is a part of...):
age; eld; geezerhood; old age; years (a late time of life)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The decade from 1990 to 1999
Synonyms:
1990s; nineties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("nineties" is a kind of...):
decade; decennary; decennium (a period of 10 years)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The decade from 1890 to 1899
Synonyms:
1890s; nineties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("nineties" is a kind of...):
decade; decennary; decennium (a period of 10 years)
