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ninetieth
[ nahyn-tee-ith ]
/ ˈnaɪn ti ɪθ /
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adjective
next after the eighty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 90.
being one of 90 equal parts.
noun
a ninetieth part, especially of one (1/90).
the ninetieth member of a series.
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British Dictionary definitions for ninetieth
ninetieth
/ (ˈnaɪntɪɪθ) /
adjective
(usually prenominal)
- being the ordinal number of ninety in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 90th
- (as noun)the ninetieth in succession
noun
- one of 90 approximately equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a ninetieth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 90 (1/90)
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