nonary

[ noh-nuh-ree ]

adjective
  1. consisting of nine.

  2. of, relating to, or noting a numerical system based on the number 9.

noun,plural no·na·ries.
  1. a number in a nonary system.

Origin of nonary

1
1660–70; <Latin nōnārius of, belonging to the ninth (hour), equivalent to nōn(us) ninth + -ārius-ary

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