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ninety-first

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number ninety-one, describing a person or thing in position number 91 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of ninety-one equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A ninety-first of 1820 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: een-en-negentigste — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Esperanto: naŭdek-unua — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Finnish: yhdeksäskymmenesensimmäinen — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Finnish: yhdeksäskymmenesyhdes — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Hindi: इक्यानवेवाँ (ikyānvevā̃) — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Malayalam: തൊണ്ണൂറ്റൊന്നാം (toṇṇūṟṟonnāṁ) — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Malayalam: തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിയൊന്നാം (toṇṇūṟṟiyonnāṁ) — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Manchu: ᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (uyunju emuci) — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Turkish: doksan birinci — ordinal form of ninety-one
  • Finnish: yhdeksäskymmenesyhdesosa — one of 91 equal parts
  • Hindi: इक्यानवेवाँ (ikyānvevā̃) — one of 91 equal parts