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Meaning of ENNEAD

Pronunciation:  'enee`ad

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
 
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 Synonyms: 9, IX, Nina from Carolina, nine, niner
 
 See Also: digit, figure

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En"ne*ad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? nine.]
The number nine or a group of nine.
{The Enneads}, the title given to the works of the
   philosopher Plotinus, published by his pupil Porphyry; --
   so called because each of the six books into which it is
   divided contains nine chapters.
 

 

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