ennead

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and oneSynonyms: nine9IXninerNina from Carolina
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ennead \En"ne*ad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. 'enne`a nine.] The number nine or a group of nine. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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