Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Coming next after the twenty-eighth in position: Indicating the ordinal number that corresponds to the number 29 in a sequence.

Usage

• The adjective "twenty-ninth" is used to describe the position of something in an ordered sequence. It follows "twenty-eighth" and precedes "thirtieth."
• It is commonly used with dates (e.g., January 29th), anniversaries, birthdays, and any list or series where items are numbered.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Her birthday is on the twenty-ninth of February, which only occurs in a leap year.
  • He finished in twenty-ninth place in the marathon.
  • This is the twenty-ninth edition of the annual conference.

Advanced Usage

• "The twenty-ninth": Often used as a nominal adjective (functioning as a noun) to refer to the 29th day of a month.
  • We are meeting on the twenty-ninth.
• In formal writing, it can be part of a title or name for a specific item in a sequence.
  • The Twenty-ninth Amendment to the constitution was ratified last year.

Variants and Related Words

• 29th: The numerical abbreviation for "twenty-ninth."
• Twenty-nine (29): The cardinal number from which the ordinal "twenty-ninth" is derived.

Synonyms

• 29th: The direct numerical synonym.
• Next after the twenty-eighth: A descriptive synonym.

Notes

• "Twenty-ninth" is a compound ordinal number formed by combining the cardinal number "twenty-nine" with the ordinal suffix "-th." It follows the standard pattern for forming ordinals from numbers ending in "nine."

Adjective

1. coming next after the twenty-eighth in position