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90s

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The decade beginning in '90 and ending in '99 of a century, often the 1990s one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nineties

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A range of the numbers ninety (90) to ninety-nine (99).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • The temperatures today are ranging from the low to high 90s.
  • I always score somewhere in the 90s on this test.
  • Most people who live to be in their 90s are from Japan.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: 90'erne — the decade of the 1990s — see also nineties
  • Hungarian: 90-es évek — the decade of the 1990s — see also nineties
  • Japanese: 90年代 — the decade of the 1990s — see also nineties
  • Swedish: 90-talet — the decade of the 1990s — see also nineties
  • Turkish: 90'lar — the decade of the 1990s — see also nineties