ennead
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Noun (1)
- the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and oneSynonyms: nine9IXninerNina from Carolina
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]