ninetieth

/ˈnaɪntiəθ/
adjective
  1. Coming after the eighty-ninth in a sequence; the ordinal form of ninety.
    • She celebrated her ninetieth birthday with a big party.
    • He finished in ninetieth place out of a hundred runners.
    • The ninetieth chapter of the book reveals the final clue.
noun
  1. One of ninety equal parts of something; the fraction 1/90.
    • The recipe calls for a ninetieth of a teaspoon of saffron.
    • Each of the ninety winners received a ninetieth of the prize money.
    • He owned a ninetieth share of the company.
  2. The person or thing in the ninetieth position.
    • The ninetieth on the list was disqualified.
    • She was the ninetieth in line for the new phone.
    • The ninetieth to arrive got the last ticket.
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