ninetieth
pronunciation
How to pronounce ninetieth in British English:
UK ['naɪntɪəθ]
How to pronounce ninetieth in American English:
US [ˈnaɪntiɪθ]
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- Noun:
- position 90 in a countable series of things
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- Adjective:
- the ordinal number of ninety in counting order
Word Origin
- ninetieth (adj.)
- late 14c., nyntithe, from ninety + -th (1); a replacement or modification of Old English nigenteoþan.
Example
- 1. We are celebrating our grandpa 's ninetieth birthday next week .
- 2. She is like the ninetieth person on the list .
- 3. The ninetieth anniversary journal of the sarawak chinese methodist church .
- 4. It 's my ninetieth birthday today .
- 5. In his ninetieth year he had lost the ability to speak .