seventy-ninth
Americanadjective
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next after the seventy-eighth; being the ordinal number for 79.
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being one of 79 equal parts.
noun
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a seventy-ninth part, especially of one (1/79).
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the seventy-ninth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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I spoke with Sanders earlier this fall, in Los Angeles, where he had just celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday by playing two shows in the area.
From The New Yorker
You just had your seventy-ninth birthday—happy birthday!
From The New Yorker
I’d catch a city bus to go to late-afternoon dance classes at Mayfair Academy on Seventy-Ninth Street, where I was taking jazz and acrobatics.
From Literature
In the seventy-ninth minute of the match, outside the box, Marta received the ball with her back to the defender, Tina Ellertson.
From The New Yorker
In the seventy-ninth minute, Liverpool was awarded a corner kick.
From The New Yorker
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