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ninety-ninth

/ˌnaɪnti ˈnaɪnθ/ · adj

Meaning

  1. One of ninety-nine equal parts of a whole.
  2. The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English ninety-nine English -th English ninety-ninth From ninety-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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