twenty ninth

alternative spelling of twenty-nine

/ˌtwɛntiˈnaɪnθ/
adjective
  1. Coming after the twenty-eighth in a sequence; ordinal form of twenty-nine.
    • He finished in twenty-ninth place out of over a hundred runners.
    • The twenty-ninth chapter of the book reveals the main character's secret.
    • Her twenty-ninth birthday party was a small gathering with close friends.
noun
  1. One of twenty-nine equal parts of a whole; the fraction 1/29.
    • If you divide the land into twenty-ninths, each share is quite small.
    • The recipe calls for a twenty-ninth of a cup of vanilla extract, which is a very small amount.
    • Each person received a twenty-ninth of the total prize money.
  2. The twenty-ninth day of a month.
    • She marked the twenty-ninth on her calendar as the deadline.
    • The meeting is scheduled for the twenty-ninth of March.
    • We always celebrate our anniversary on the twenty-ninth.
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