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ninetieth [ˈnaɪntɪɪθ] adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. being the ordinal number of ninety in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 90th b. (as noun) the ninetieth in succession n
1. (Mathematics) a. one of 90 approximately equal parts of something b. (as modifier) a ninetieth part 2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 90 (1/90) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations ninetieth [ˈnaɪntɪɪθ] ADJ → nonagésimo the ninetieth anniversary → el noventa aniversario see fifth for usage ninetieth [ˈnaɪntiəθ] adj → quatre-vingt-dixième n (gen) → quatre-vingt-dixième mf (= fraction) → quatre-vingt-dixième m (= ninetieth birthday) → quatre-vingt-dixième anniversaire m nine-to-five [ˈnaɪntəˈfaɪv] adj nine-to-five job → travail m de bureau nine to five nine-to-five [ˌnaɪntəˈfaɪv] adv to work nine to five → avoir des horaires de bureau ninetieth adj (in series) → neunzigste(r, s); (as fraction) → neunzigstel n → Neunzigste(r, s); (= fraction) → Neunzigstel nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Look ye, Quohog, we'll give ye the ninetieth lay, and that's more than ever was given a harpooneer yet out of Nantucket. Whether it was that Tashtego, that wild Indian, was so heedless and reckless as to let go for a moment his one-handed hold on the great cabled tackles suspending the head; or whether the place where he stood was so treacherous and oozy; or whether the Evil One himself would have it to fall out so, without stating his particular reasons; how it was exactly, there is no telling now; but, on a sudden, as the eightieth or ninetieth bucket came suckingly up --my God I, Captain Nemo, on this 21st day of March, 1868, have reached the South Pole on the ninetieth degree; and I take possession of this part of the globe, equal to one-sixth of the known continents. |
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