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seventy-ninth

/ˌsɛvənti ˈnaɪnθ/

seventy-ninth adjective: the ordinal form of the number seventy-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 79 of a sequence.

Adjective

seventy-ninth

  1. The ordinal form of the number seventy-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 79 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the seventy-ninth page of the book.
    • She finished seventy-ninth in the race.

Noun

seventy-ninth (plural seventy-ninths)

  1. One of seventy-nine equal parts of a whole.
    • A seventy-ninth of 1580 is 20.

seventy-ninth meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

seventy-ninth in Hindi

ordinal form of seventy-nine
उन्यासीवाँ unyāsīvā̃
one of 79 equal parts
उन्यासीवाँ unyāsīvā̃

seventy-ninth in Malayalam

ordinal form of seventy-nine
എഴുപത്തിഒൻപതാം eḻupattioṉpatāṁ

Forms of seventy-ninth

pluralseventy-ninths

Origin of seventy-ninth

From seventy-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Questions about seventy-ninth

What does seventy-ninth mean?
Seventy-ninth means the ordinal form of the number seventy-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 79 of a sequence.
What is seventy-ninth in Hindi?
Seventy-ninth in Hindi is उन्यासीवाँ (unyāsīvā̃). See Seventy-ninth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is seventy-ninth?
Seventy-ninth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce seventy-ninth?
Seventy-ninth is pronounced /ˌsɛvənti ˈnaɪnθ/.

Words near seventy-ninth in the dictionary

  1. seventy-four
  2. seventy-fours
  3. seventy-fourth
  4. seventy-fourths
  5. seventy-nine
  6. seventy-ninth
  7. seventy-ninths
  8. seventy-one
  9. seventy-oneth
  10. seventy-oneths
  11. seventy-second

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