sixty-fifth

Thân thiện

The team celebrated their sixty-fifth anniversary with a special dinner.

Definition

Adjective The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number sixty-five (65). It denotes position in a sequence following the sixty-fourth and preceding the sixty-sixth.

Usage

The word "sixty-fifth" is used to indicate rank, order, or position in a series. It functions as a determiner before a noun or as a predicate adjective.

Examples

• As a determiner:
  • This year marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the organization's founding.
  • She finished in sixty-fifth place in the marathon.
  • We are studying the sixty-fifth chapter of the textbook.
• As a predicate adjective:
  • His entry was ranked sixty-fifth.
  • In terms of population, the city is sixty-fifth in the nation.

Advanced Usage

• Fractions: It can represent the fraction 1/65.
  • Example: "A sixty-fifth of the total revenue was allocated to research." (Meaning one part out of sixty-five equal parts).
• Musical Context: In music theory, it can informally refer to a hemidemisemiquaver or sixty-fourth note, though the standard term for that note is "sixty-fourth." "Sixty-fifth" would theoretically be an even shorter note value, but it is exceptionally rare in practice.

Variants and Related Words

• 65th: The common numerical abbreviation for "sixty-fifth."
• Sixty-five (65): The cardinal number.
• Ordinal Numbers: The class of numbers indicating position (e.g., first, second, third, ... sixty-fourth, sixty-fifth, sixty-sixth).

Synonyms

• 65th (numerical synonym)

Notes

"Sixty-fifth" is a compound word formed by combining the cardinal number "sixty-five" with the ordinal suffix "-th." It follows the standard rule for forming ordinals from numbers ending in "five."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order

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• 65th