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ninety-fifth

ninety-fifth

1 1.0
The place that is number ninety-five in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈnaɪnti fɪfθ/
translation icon : nonagésimo quinto
  • At the ninety-fifth anniversary of the founding of the school, many alumni returned to share memories.
  • ninety-fifth birthday

Examples

  • My grandmother will celebrate her ninety-fifth birthday next week.

  • I'll take those things when I go next month to see my grandmother for her ninety-fifth birthday.

    Blog text (30)

  • At the recent ninety-fifth anniversary of his birth, former students, colleagues, and family members gathered at Moscow's Darwin Museum to pay tribute to Gerasimov's memory.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The book details the life of the author up to her ninety-fifth year.

Synonyms

95th
vsninety-fifth
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A way to show the ninety-fifth position in a list

is the same meaning but written in words rather than numerals

How High

hundredth
14 1.0
ninety-fifth
1 1.0
fiftieth
4 1.0
first
7 1.0

Surface Forms

ninety-fifth positive

Morphology

ninety-fifth = ninety-five (transparent) = ninety + five + th

Formed by adding the regular ordinal suffix '-th' to the cardinal 'ninety-five', yielding the 95th; the relation is straightforward for learners familiar with number formation.

Etymology

Ninety-fifth comes from joining ninety, which means 'nine tens', and fifth, which comes from five and means '5th'. So, it means 'the 95th in order'.