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quatre-vingt-seize

French, number/ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.sɛz/

quatre-vingt-seize is a French number meaning “ninety-six” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does quatre-vingt-seize mean in English?

number

  1. 1

    ninety-six

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Quatre-vingt-quinze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 96. 2. Quatre-vingt-seizième, 96ᵉ.

noun: 1. Nombre 96, entier naturel après quatre-vingt-quinze. 2. Chose portant le numéro 96. 3. Année qui se termine par 96, par exemple 1996.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce quatre-vingt-seize?

  • /ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.sɛz/
  • \ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.sɛz\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.