ninety-ninth

English

English ordinal numbers
 <  98th 99th 100th  > 
    Cardinal : ninety-nine
    Ordinal : ninety-ninth

Adjective

ninety-ninth

  1. The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the ninety-ninth page of the book.
    She finished ninety-ninth in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

  • 99th, 99th

Translations

Noun

ninety-ninth (plural ninety-ninths)

  1. One of ninety-nine equal parts of a whole.
    A ninety-ninth of 1980 is 20.
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