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sixty-fifth

sixty-fifth

1 1.0
The position after sixty-four in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪksti fɪfθ/
translation icon : sexagésimo quinto
  • Presented to Helmut Gneuss on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday.
  • sixty-fifth birthday

Examples

  • Now in its sixty-fifth year, it has sixty thousand cases.

    Academic text (1991)

  • But I really only ate one of them at Gusta's across the street because she invited us over to celebrate her sixty-fifth birthday.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Oh that's my crystal decanter for my father's sixty-fifth birthday.

    A Bag of Hammers (2011)

  • Today is actually his sixty-fifth birthday.

  • The Bible was a present from Nanny Rose for Sandy's sixty-fifth birthday.

  • Happy sixty-fifth birthday to my dear friend!

Synonyms

65th
vssixty-fifth
8 1.0

Showing position sixty-five in a series

is written in words rather than as numerals

Surface Forms

sixty-fifth positive

Morphology

sixty-fifth = sixty + fifth (transparent) = sixty + fifth

The adjective is a straightforward combination of the numeral 'sixty' and the ordinal 'fifth'; a learner who knows those components can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Sixty-fifth is made from sixty ('six times ten') and fifth ('the one after four', from 'five'), so it names the 65th position in a list.