seventy-ninth

American  

[sev-uhn-tee-nahynth] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈnaɪnθ /

adjective

1. next after the seventy-eighth; being the ordinal number for 79.

2. being one of 79 equal parts.

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noun

1. a seventy-ninth part, especially of one (1/79).

2. the seventy-ninth member of a series.

Example Sentences

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seventy-ninth

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 ● Jan. 12, 2020

“The Empire State Building has been the location of dozens of movies, the reception site of foreign dignitaries, and even had a World War Two bomber crash into the seventy-ninth floor in 1945.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

In his seventy-ninth year the former tradesman sat down to count deliberately his moral gains.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce

The day before, the poet had completed his seventy-ninth year, and by the French people this is regarded as entitling to octogenarian honours.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith

The reign of the last king of the seventy-ninth dynasty closed in a series of events with the record of which it is painful to pollute the pages of history.

From Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens by John Ruskin

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