ninetieth Definition
nine·ti·eth (nīn′tē it̸h)
adjective
- preceded by eighty-nine others in a series; 90th
- designating any of the ninety equal parts of something
noun
- the one following the eighty-ninth
- any of the ninety equal parts of something;
adverb
in the ninetieth place, rank, group, etc.
ninetieth Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- birthday: Charles Gordon, 11th Marquis of Huntly, died childless in February 1937, two weeks short of his ninetieth birthday.
- anniversary: The twentieth anniversary of Welles ' death and the ninetieth anniversary of his birth are due in 2005.
- year: Mrs Hobbs, who was in her ninetieth year, was the oldest woman in the village.
- day: The present Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.
- minute: As the ninetieth minute approached, the home side were given the chance to put the game beyond all doubt.
- psalm: The book opens with the ninetieth psalm, a genuine psalm of the wilderness.
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