ninety-ninth
[ nahyn-tee-nahynth ]
/ ˈnaɪn tiˈnaɪnθ /
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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