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Adjective: nine  nIn
  1. Being one more than eight
    - 9, ix
Noun: nine  nIn
  1. The cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
    - 9, IX
     
  2. A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
    "each nine played six home games with teams in its own division";
    - baseball club, ball club, club
     
  3. One of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
    "He needed the nine-spot of hearts to complete his flush";
    - nine-spot

Derived forms: nines

See also: cardinal

Type of: baseball team, digit, figure, spot

Part of: baseball league

Encyclopedia: Nine, The Musical