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ninetieth Definition

nine·ti·eth (nīntē it̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by eighty-nine others in a series; 90th
  2. designating any of the ninety equal parts of something

Etymology: ME nyntithe < OE nigenteothan: see ninety & -th

noun

  1. the one following the eighty-ninth
  2. 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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