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Definition of: nine
(nīn) noun
1. The cardinal number preceding ten and following eight, or any of the symbols (9, ix, IX) representing this number.
2. Anything containing nine members or units, as a playing card with nine pips; specifically, a baseball team.
—the Nine The Muses.
—adjective Being or consisting of one more than eight; thrice three; novenary. [OE nigon]
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