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Definition of back nine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

back nine

noun

/ˌbæk ˈnaɪn/,

/ˈbæk naɪn/

/ˌbæk ˈnaɪn/,

/ˈbæk naɪn/

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(in golf) the last nine holes of a course
- She played the back nine in two under par.
compare front nineTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

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