ninety-fifth

English

English ordinal numbers
 <  94th 95th 96th  > 
    Cardinal : ninety-five
    Ordinal : ninety-fifth

Etymology

From ninety-five +‎ -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnaɪnti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

Adjective

ninety-fifth

  1. The ordinal form of the number ninety-five, describing a person or thing in position number 95 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the ninety-fifth page of the book.
    She finished ninety-fifth 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

ninety-fifth (plural ninety-fifths)

  1. One of ninety-five equal parts of a whole.
    A ninety-fifth of 1900 is 20.

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