
Meaning of ENNEAD
| Pronunciation: | | 'enee`ad
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | 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 |
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| | See Also: | | digit, figure | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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