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nona-
(NOH-nuh)nine
Latin for nine. A nonagon has nine sides; a nonagenarian is a person in their nineties.
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Number & quantitySpellings:nonanonnovem
Example words
nonagon
a nine-sided shape
nonagenarian
a person between 90 and 99 years old
nonet
a group of nine (usually musicians)
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7, 8
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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