I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 96 in number
ninety-seven years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: ninety-seven countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
ninety-seven are here
ninety-seven were found
III. noun
1. : seven and 90
2.
a. : 97 units or objects
a total of ninety-seven
b. : a group or set of 97
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 97