ninety-sixth
Americanadjective
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next after the ninety-fifth; being the ordinal number for 96.
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being one of 96 equal parts.
noun
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a ninety-sixth part, especially of one (1/96).
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the ninety-sixth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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It currently ranks ninety-sixth out of a hundred and ninety-three countries, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
The ninety-sixth senator had, at the same time, received a package and a document from "The Kleagles of the Hooded Knight, Central Falls, R. I."
From Time Magazine Archive
Overall they were in the ninety-sixth percentile financially.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
The Chief is in his ninety-sixth year and depends upon chance visitors for his companionship and food.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
He died in 1840, in his ninety-sixth year.
From Yankee Gypsies by Whittier, John Greenleaf
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