nineties
IPA: nˈaɪntiz
noun
- The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99.
- (temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 90 and 99.
- The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.
- Alternative letter-case form of nineties, in the context of a specific decade (almost always) the 1890s or 1990s. [The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99.]
adjective
- From or evoking the 91st through 100th years of a century (chiefly the 1990s).
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Examples of "nineties" in Sentences
- The ranch style became popular in the nineties.
- The company was most successful in the nineties.
- The Nineties also saw another influx of affluence.
- Carton coined the term egosurfing in the late nineties.
- The nineties were to prove a frustrating period for the club.
- In the nineties paper honeycomb was introduced in the automotive industry.
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