Meaning & use
nineties
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The decade from ninety to ninety-nine of a century, or the range of ages or numbers from ninety through ninety-nine.
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Grunge music defined much of the pop culture of the nineties.
My grandmother is in her nineties but still walks two miles every morning.
A note on using this word
"The Nineties," capitalized, usually refers specifically to the 1990s, a decade often associated with the rise of the internet and alternative music.
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