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Definition: 97 |
97Adjective1. Being seven more than ninety. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: 97Synonyms: ninety-seven (adj), xcvii (adj). (additional references) |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "97."
Crosswords: 97 |
| Specialty definitions using "97": anthraxolite ♦ CAMPNOSPERMA PANAMENSIS, Commercial Sector ♦ KeySpell ♦ Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office ♦ Ruthenium Radioisotopes ♦ Tuscarora quartzite. (references) |
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Screenplays | 7 officers including surgeon, commercaries and so on, Adendorff now I suppose, wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. (Zulu; writing credit: John Prebble;) | |
Movie/TV Titles | 97 Brooks (2002) NBA Live 97 (1996) 97 fung lau mung (1994) | |
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![]() | Plate XXVI. 97. Notoscopelus quercinus, Goode and Bean. From off St. Pierre et Miquelon. 98. Notoscopelus margaritiferus, Goode and Bean. From N. Lat. 44.2, W. Lon. 58.0, in 300 fathoms.99. Lampadena speculigera, Goode and Bean. From off Newport R. I. in 16 1/2 fathoms. 100. Collettia Rafinesquei, (Cocco), Goode and Bean. From ALBATROSS at N. Lat. 37.2, W. Lon. 69.6, in 2949 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Plate 97. The Horse Fish or Blunt-nosed Shiner. Selene setipinnis (Mitch.), Lutken. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | The first of the "Monthly Weather Review" Picture of the Month series, as published in January 1963. This first picture shows a series of actinoform clouds extending along the parallel 7 degrees South Latitude and between 87 and 97 West Longitude. This cloud type was not even suspected prior to TIROS photography. Credit: NOAA in Space. | ![]() | Landowner Roylene Rides at the Door-Waln, NRCS Resource Conservationist (right) discuss the operation of the ranch. This ranch supports approximately 2,000 head of Hereford and Black Baldy Angus cattle and 12,500 acres of wheat, barley and oats. [Slide 97. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
![]() | U. S. Army Base Hospital Number 97, Allerey, France. : Personnel, nurses. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | A Japanese bomb exploding on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6), just aft of the island, on 24 August 1942. Note: According to the original photo caption, this explosion killed the photographer, Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Robert F. Read. However, Morison's "History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II" (volume 5, page 97) states that Read was killed by the bomb that had earlier hit the after starboard 5"/38 gun gallery, which can be seen burning in the upper left. Morison further states that the bomb seen here exploded with a low order detonation, inflicting only minor damage. Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | USS South Dakota (BB-57) firing her anti-aircraft guns at attacking Japanese planes during the action, 26 October 1942. A Japanese Type 97 Shipboard Attack Aircraft ("Kate") is at right, apparently leaving the area after having dropped its torpedo. Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | Desert stock farm, South Central Washington, in region where much land has been overgrazed. Washington, Klickitat County, on U.S. 97. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Washington, Klickitat County, near Goldendale, on U.S. 97. Abandoned farm in wheat country. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | New York, / print by G. Schlegel, 97 William St. N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Health | Among them are 97 scientists who have won the Nobel Prize for achievement in medicine. (references) | |
Business | The volume of shares totaled 97.81 million. (references) | |
The 2000 census reported Mexico's population to be of 97.4 million. (references) | ||
Preliminary results of the year 2000 Census reported that the population in Mexico was 97.4 million. (references) | ||
Children | Brazil | CEDECA estimated that 97 of those youths lived permanently in the streets. (references) |
Cape Verde | According to 1998 UNICEF statistics, primary school attendance is approximately 97 percent. (references) | |
Kyrgyz Republic | Education is compulsory for the first 9 years, and the country has a 97 percent literacy rate. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Togo | The Government recognizes 97 religious groups, of which most are smaller Protestant groups and some new Muslim groups. (references) |
Lithuania | During the year, 3 persons received refugee status, 266 were granted residence permits, 58 applications were rejected, and 97 cases were terminated. (references) | |
Norway | The total included: Political asylum for 97 persons; temporary collective residency permits for 2,019 Iraqi Kurds; individual residency permits for 2,856 persons; and asylum as U.N. quota refugees for 1,485 persons. (references) | |
Economic History | Chile | The figure for Santiago is 97 percent. (references) |
Mexico | Population (2000 census): 97.5 million. (references) | |
Cote D'ivoire | In year 2000, the market decreased to USD 97 million. (references) | |
Human Rights | Comoros | The remaining 97 remained in detention, and no trial date had been scheduled by year's end. (references) |
Colombia | Prosecutors placed under arrest 132 members of the army, 97 police, 9 members of the DAS, and 7 members of the CTI during the year. (references) | |
New Zealand | Assaults in prisons (mostly inmate on inmate) rose from 97 to 120 in 1999-2000; however, suicides declined from 8 to 6. Over 98 percent of prison officers are trained in suicide awareness. (references) | |
Minorities | Tanzania | The mainland is 60 percent Christian and 40 percent Muslim, whereas Zanzibar is 97 percent Muslim. (references) |
Libya | Arabic-speaking Muslims of mixed Arab and Amazigh ancestry constitute 97 percent of the population. (references) | |
Political Economy | ALGERIA | About 97 percent of Algeria's export revenues are derived from oil and natural gas exports. (references) |
Political Rights | Pakistan | Between December 31, 2000, and August 14, elections for local government assemblies were held in the country's 97 districts. (references) |
Somalia | In May a referendum was held with 97 percent of voters supporting Somaliland independence; voters also ratified the political party legislation approved in 2000 by Parliament. (references) | |
Trade | Malaysia | Malaysia has 96.6% of its tariff lines for goods under the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT); 97.1% are already at 0% to 5%; 60.4% are already at zero. (references) |
Women | Egypt | FGM, which is widely condemned by international health experts as damaging to both physical and psychological health, is common despite the Government's commitment to eradicating the practice and NGO efforts to combat it. Traditional and family pressures remain strong; a study conducted in 2000 estimates the percentage of women who have ever been married and have undergone FGM at 97 percent. (references) |
Worker Rights | Cambodia | There were 97 strikes during the year, the vast majority of which took place without the 7-day prior notice required by law. (references) |
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| "97" is generally used as a cardinal number -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "97" is used about 354 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Cardinal Number | 100% | 354 | 15,153 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "97": atomic number 97. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "97"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | udstoedningsgassen fra benzindrevne biler er ansvarlig for ca.97% af atmosfaerisk lufts blyindhold (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
Dutch | ongeveer 97% van het lood in de lucht is afkomstig van uitlaatgassen van voertuigen met benzinemotoren (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
French | l'échappement des véhicules essence intervient pour environ 97% dans le plomb véhiculé par l'air (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
German | nahezu 97% des atmosphaerischen Bleis entfallen auf die Abgase benzinbetriebener Fahrzeuge (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
Greek | τα αέρια εξάτμισης από τα αυτοκίνητα που κινούνται με βενζίνη ευθύνονται για το 97% του μολύβδου της ατμόσφαιρας (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
Italian | circa il 97% del piombo atmosferico è dovuto allo scappamento dei veicoli a benzina (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
Portuguese | cerca de 97% do chumbo atmosférico é devido ao escape dos veículos a gasolina (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
Spanish | el escape de los vehículos que funcionan con gasolina es el causante de aproximadamente el 97% del plomo transportado por el aire (the exhaust from gasoline-fueled vehicles accounts for approximatively 97 percent of the airborne lead). (various references) | |
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"97" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: msoffice 97. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
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