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adj
Of or related to the number ninety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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noun
Synonym of square or quadrature, a rising at a 90 degree angle to the position of another heavenly body, particularly the sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: square or quadrature
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History
From Latin nōnāgēnārius (“containing 90”) either directly or via Middle French nonagénaire, from Latin nōnāgēnī (“90 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from nōnāgintā (“nine tens, 90”).
