ninety-ninth

[ nahyn-tee-nahynth ]

/ ˈnaɪn tiˈnaɪnθ /

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adjective

next after the ninety-eighth; being the ordinal number for 99.

being one of 99 equal parts.

noun

a ninety-ninth part, especially of one (1/99).

the ninety-ninth member of a series.

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