Ninety-eighth

//ˌnaɪnti ˈeɪ(t)θ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of ninety-eight equal parts of a whole.

    "A ninety-eighth of 1960 is 20."

Adjective
  1. 1
    The ordinal form of the number ninety-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 98 of a sequence.

    "The answer appears on the ninety-eighth page of the book."

Example

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"Tom Jackson died on the ninety-eighth year of his life."

Etymology

From ninety-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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