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ninetieth

/'naintiiθ/
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Word: Ninetieth

Part of Speech: Adjective and Noun

Definition:
  • Adjective: "Ninetieth" is the ordinal number that represents the position of ninety in a sequence. It is used to describe something that comes after the eighty-ninth item and before the ninety-first item.
  • Noun: "Ninetieth" can also refer to the position of something that is the 90th in a series.
Usage Instructions:
  • Use "ninetieth" when you want to talk about the 90th item in a list or series. For example, if you're counting players in a game, and someone is the 90th player, you can say that person is in the ninetieth position.
Examples:
  1. Adjective: "She finished in the ninetieth place in the marathon."
  2. Noun: "The ninetieth of May is our anniversary."
Advanced Usage:

In more complex sentences, "ninetieth" can be used to discuss rankings, anniversaries, or historical events. For example: - "This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of our school."

Word Variants:
  • The basic form is "ninety," and its ordinal form is "ninetieth."
  • Related terms include "ninety-first" (the next ordinal number) and "eighty-ninth" (the previous ordinal number).
Different Meanings:
  • There are no distinct alternative meanings for "ninetieth," but it can apply to various contexts, like dates, positions in competitions, or rankings in lists.
Synonyms:
  • The word "ninetieth" does not have direct synonyms, but similar terms for ordinal numbers include "tenth," "twentieth," etc., referring to different positions in a sequence.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:
  • There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs that include "ninetieth." However, you can use phrases like "in the ninetieth percentile" to describe someone or something that ranks in the top 10% of a given group.
Summary:

"Ninetieth" is an important ordinal number that helps describe the position of items in a sequence.

Adjective
  1. the ordinal number of ninety in counting order
Noun
  1. position 90 in a countable series of things

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