number/nœf.vɛ̃/
ninescore, one hundred eighty, 180.
Synonyms: cent-quatre-vingts, cent-huitante
From neuf (“nine”) and vingt (“twenty”), both of which are derived from Latin. From the old vigesimal pattern of expressing 180 as 9×20.
/nœf.vɛ̃/
ninescore, one hundred eighty, 180.
Synonyms: cent-quatre-vingts, cent-huitante
From neuf (“nine”) and vingt (“twenty”), both of which are derived from Latin. From the old vigesimal pattern of expressing 180 as 9×20.