85th
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- adjective
- /ˈeɪtiˈfɪfθ/
- The project launched in June with the installation of a historical marker for Delta Airlines upon the 85th anniversary of commercial flight.
- 85th percentile
- 85th percentile for age
Examples
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The city is preparing for the 85th annual festival, which will include food stalls and concerts.
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So, we understand on that night the family had gathered to celebrate your father's 85th birthday?
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...so I called her and I found out she's gonna be all alone on her 85th birthday.
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The theme for this 85th annual observance is Let's Book.
Academic text (2004) -
Students who scored 85th percentile or higher in a designated number of areas were eligible to participate in the Target Group.
Academic text (1990) -
The unofficial start to the 85th National FFA Convention and Expo came Tuesday at the Welcome Luncheon.
Blog text (28) -
Stephen Tippet Andrews enlisted in the 85th New York Infantry Regiment on 26 August 1861.
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This year marks my grandmother's 85th anniversary as a teacher.
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He finished the race in 85th place out of hundreds of participants.
Synonyms
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Number that shows position eighty-five in a list
Surface Forms
Morphology
85th = 85 (transparent) = 85 + th
The suffix '-th' is a standard English ordinal marker, making the meaning clear as the ordinal form of the number 85.
Etymology
The word 85th is the ordinal form of eighty-five, made by adding the ending -th to show 'position' or order, just like 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. So, 85th simply means being in the 'eighty-fifth' place in a line, list, or sequence.