Meanings
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number eighty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 88 of a sequence.
She finished eighty-eighth in the race.
1 more example
The answer appears on the eighty-eighth page of the book.
Synonyms: 88th
nouneighty-eighth (plural eighty-eighths)
plural eighty-eighths
- One of eighty-eight equal parts of a whole.
An eighty-eighth of 1760 is 20.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number eighty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 88 of a sequence.
Similar
Origin
From eighty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans agt-en-tagtigste
- agt-en-tagtigsteordinal form of eighty-eight
Catalan vuitanta-vuitè, vuitanta-vuitè
- vuitanta-vuitèordinal form of eighty-eight
- vuitanta-vuitèone of 88 equal parts
Dutch achtentachtigste
- achtentachtigsteordinal form of eighty-eight
Esperanto okdek-oka
- okdek-okaordinal form of eighty-eight
Finnish kahdeksaskymmeneskahdeksas, kahdeksaskymmeneskahdeksasosa
- kahdeksaskymmeneskahdeksasordinal form of eighty-eight
- kahdeksaskymmeneskahdeksasosaone of 88 equal parts
French quatre-vingt-huitième, huitante-huitième
- quatre-vingt-huitièmeordinal form of eighty-eight
- huitante-huitièmeordinal form of eighty-eight
- quatre-vingt-huitièmeone of 88 equal parts
German achtundachtzigste
- achtundachtzigsteordinal form of eighty-eight
Hindi अट्ठासीवाँ, अट्ठासीवाँ
- अट्ठासीवाँ (aṭṭhāsīvā̃)ordinal form of eighty-eight
- अट्ठासीवाँ (aṭṭhāsīvā̃)one of 88 equal parts
Hungarian nyolcvannyolcadik
- nyolcvannyolcadikordinal form of eighty-eight
Italian ottantottesimo, ottantottesimo
- ottantottesimoordinal form of eighty-eight
- ottantottesimoone of 88 equal parts
Polish osiemdziesiąty ósmy
- osiemdziesiąty ósmyordinal form of eighty-eight
Russian во́семьдесят восьмо́й
- во́семьдесят восьмо́й (vósemʹdesjat vosʹmój)ordinal form of eighty-eight
Spanish octogésimo octavo
- octogésimo octavoordinal form of eighty-eight
Swedish åttioåttonde
- åttioåttondeordinal form of eighty-eight
Ukrainian вісімдеся́т во́сьмий
- вісімдеся́т во́сьмий (visimdesját vósʹmyj)ordinal form of eighty-eight
Cite this entry
APA
eighty-eighth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-eighth
MLA
“eighty-eighth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-eighth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eighty-eighth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-eighth.
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