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eighty-eighth

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌeɪti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number eighty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 88 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the eighty-eighth page of the book.
  • She finished eighty-eighth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of eighty-eight equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • An eighty-eighth of 1760 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From eighty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: agt-en-tagtigste — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Belarusian: во́семдзесят во́сьмы (vósjemdzjesjat vósʹmy) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Catalan: vuitanta-vuitè — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Dutch: achtentachtigste — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Esperanto: okdek-oka — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Finnish: kahdeksaskymmeneskahdeksas — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • French: quatre-vingt-huitième — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Georgian: ოთხმოცდამერვე (otxmocdamerve) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • German: achtundachtzigste — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Hindi: अट्ठासीवाँ (aṭṭhāsīvā̃) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Hungarian: nyolcvannyolcadik — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Italian: ottantottesimo — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Malayalam: എൺപത്തിയെട്ടാം (eṇpattiyeṭṭāṁ) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Malayalam: എൺപത്തെട്ടാം (eṇpatteṭṭāṁ) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Manchu: ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (juwan jakūci) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Polish: osiemdziesiąty ósmy — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Russian: во́семьдесят восьмо́й (vósemʹdesjat vosʹmój) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Spanish: octogésimo octavo — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Swedish: åttioåttonde — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Ukrainian: вісімдеся́т во́сьмий (visimdesját vósʹmyj) — ordinal form of eighty-eight
  • Catalan: vuitanta-vuitè — one of 88 equal parts
  • Finnish: kahdeksaskymmeneskahdeksasosa — one of 88 equal parts
  • French: quatre-vingt-huitième — one of 88 equal parts
  • Hindi: अट्ठासीवाँ (aṭṭhāsīvā̃) — one of 88 equal parts
  • Italian: ottantottesimo — one of 88 equal parts