I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 95 in number
ninety-six years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: ninety-six countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
ninety-six are here
ninety-six were found
III. noun
1. : six and 90 : two times 48 : three times 32 : four times 24 : six times 16 : eight times 12 : eight dozen
2.
a. : 96 units or objects
a total of ninety-six
b. : a group or set of 96
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 96