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ninety-eighth

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

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  • /ˌnaɪnti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number ninety-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 98 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of ninety-eight equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A ninety-eighth of 1960 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: agt-en-negentigste — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Esperanto: naŭdek-oka — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Finnish: yhdeksäskymmeneskahdeksas — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • French: quatre-vingt-dix-huitième — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Georgian: ოთხმოცდამეთვრამეტე (otxmocdametvrameṭe) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Hindi: अट्ठानवेवाँ (aṭṭhānvevā̃) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Hungarian: kilencvennyolcadik — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Malayalam: തൊണ്ണൂറ്റെട്ടാം (toṇṇūṟṟeṭṭāṁ) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Malayalam: തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിയെട്ടാം (toṇṇūṟṟiyeṭṭāṁ) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Manchu: ᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (uyunju jakūci) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Polish: dziewięćdziesiąty ósmy — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Portuguese: nonagésimo oitavo — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Russian: девяно́сто восьмо́й (devjanósto vosʹmój) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Turkish: doksan sekizinci — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Ukrainian: дев'яно́сто во́сьмий (devʺjanósto vósʹmyj) — ordinal form of ninety-eight
  • Finnish: yhdeksäskymmeneskahdeksasosa — one of 98 equal parts
  • Hindi: अट्ठानवेवाँ (aṭṭhānvevā̃) — one of 98 equal parts