eighty-fourth

English

English ordinal numbers
 <  83rd 84th 85th  > 
    Cardinal : eighty-four
    Ordinal : eighty-fourth

Etymology

From eighty-four +‎ -th (ordinal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌeɪti ˈfɔːθ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪti ˈfɔɹθ/

Adjective

eighty-fourth

  1. The ordinal form of the number eighty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 84 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the eighty-fourth page of the book.
    She finished eighty-fourth in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

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Noun

eighty-fourth (plural eighty-fourths)

  1. One of eighty-four equal parts of a whole.
    An eighty-fourth of 1680 is 20.

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