"ninety-ninth" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} ninety-ninth
  1. The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence. Categories (topical): English ordinal numbers Translations (ordinal form of ninety-nine): nege-en-negentigste (Afrikaans), naŭdek-naŭa (Esperanto), yhdeksäskymmenesyhdeksäs (Finnish), quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième (French), kilencvenkilencedik (Hungarian), തൊണ്ണൂറ്റൊമ്പതാം (toṇṇūṟṟompatāṁ) (Malayalam), തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിയൊമ്പതാം (toṇṇūṟṟiyompatāṁ) (Malayalam), dziewięćdziesiąty dziewiąty (Polish), nonagésimo nono (Portuguese), девяно́сто девя́тый (devjanósto devjátyj) (Russian), doksan dokuzuncu (Turkish), дев'яно́сто дев'я́тий (devʺjanósto devʺjátyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ninety-ninth-en-adj-wf0DAIfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: ninety-ninths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ninety-ninth (plural ninety-ninths)
  1. One of ninety-nine equal parts of a whole. Categories (topical): English fractional numbers
    Sense id: en-ninety-ninth-en-noun-bYvpo5or Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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Alternative forms

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