n.
Pronunciation: ' n ī n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, Greek ennea
Date: before 12th century
1 ― see NUMBER table
2 : the ninth in a set or series <wears a nine >
3 : something having nine units or members: as a capitalized : the nine Muses b : a baseball team c : the first or last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course
– nine adjective
– nine pronoun, plural in construction
– to the nines
1 : to perfection
2 : in a highly elaborate or showy manner <dressed to the nines >