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Definition of "nineties" []

  • Plural form of ninety. (noun)
  • The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc. (noun)
  • The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99. (noun)

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Use "nineties" in a sentence
  • "He also is focusing on more recent stories, as in nineties and noughties, too, which is very cool."
  • "The entire “new-economy” valuation bubble of the late nineties is probably the strongest example of this policy focus."
  • "To be unaware of Shorter's extensive touring schedule through the eighties and nineties is to be curiously uninformed about his career."