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seventy-ninth

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

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  • /ˌsɛvənti ˈnaɪnθ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the seventy-ninth page of the book.
  • She finished seventy-ninth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of seventy-nine equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A seventy-ninth of 1580 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nege-en-sewentigste — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Belarusian: се́мдзесят дзявя́ты (sjémdzjesjat dzjavjáty) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Catalan: setanta-novè — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Dutch: negenenzeventigste — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Esperanto: sepdek-naŭa — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Finnish: seitsemäskymmenesyhdeksäs — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • French: soixante-dix-neuvième — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Georgian: სამოცდამეცხრამეტე (samocdamecxrameṭe) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • German: neunundsiebzigste — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Hindi: उन्यासीवाँ (unyāsīvā̃) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Hungarian: hetvenkilencedik — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Italian: settantanovesimo — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Malayalam: എഴുപത്തിഒൻപതാം (eḻupattioṉpatāṁ) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Manchu: ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (nadanju uyuci) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Polish: siedemdziesiąty dziewiąty — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Russian: се́мьдесят девя́тый (sémʹdesjat devjátyj) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Spanish: septuagésimo noveno — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Swedish: sjuttionionde — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Ukrainian: сімдеся́т дев'я́тий (simdesját devʺjátyj) — ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • Catalan: setanta-novè — one of 79 equal parts
  • Finnish: seitsemäskymmenesyhdeksäsosa — one of 79 equal parts
  • French: soixante-dix-neuvième — one of 79 equal parts
  • Hindi: उन्यासीवाँ (unyāsīvā̃) — one of 79 equal parts
  • Italian: settantanovesimo — one of 79 equal parts