ninety-seventh

/ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛvənθ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number ninety-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 97 of a sequence.

“A ninety-seventh of 1940 is 20.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number ninety-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 97 of a sequence.

    She finished ninety-seventh in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the ninety-seventh page of the book.

nounninety-seventh (plural ninety-sevenths)

plural ninety-sevenths

  1. One of ninety-seven equal parts of a whole.

    A ninety-seventh of 1940 is 20.

Origin

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

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Translations

Afrikaans sewe-en-negentigste
  • sewe-en-negentigsteordinal form of ninety-seven
Esperanto naŭdek-sepa
  • naŭdek-sepaordinal form of ninety-seven
Finnish yhdeksäskymmenesseitsemäs, yhdeksäskymmenesseitsemäsosa
  • yhdeksäskymmenesseitsemäsordinal form of ninety-seven
  • yhdeksäskymmenesseitsemäsosaone of 97 equal parts
French quatre-vingt-dix-septième, nonante-septième
  • quatre-vingt-dix-septièmeordinal form of ninety-seven
  • nonante-septièmeordinal form of ninety-seven
Hindi सत्तानवेवाँ, सत्तानवेवाँ
  • सत्तानवेवाँ (sattānvevā̃)ordinal form of ninety-seven
  • सत्तानवेवाँ (sattānvevā̃)one of 97 equal parts
Hungarian kilencvenhetedik
  • kilencvenhetedikordinal form of ninety-seven
Polish dziewięćdziesiąty siódmy
  • dziewięćdziesiąty siódmyordinal form of ninety-seven
Portuguese nonagésimo sétimo
  • nonagésimo sétimoordinal form of ninety-seven
Russian девяно́сто седьмо́й
  • девяно́сто седьмо́й (devjanósto sedʹmój)ordinal form of ninety-seven
Turkish doksan yedinci
  • doksan yedinciordinal form of ninety-seven
Ukrainian дев'яно́сто сьо́мий
  • дев'яно́сто сьо́мий (devʺjanósto sʹómyj)ordinal form of ninety-seven
Cite this entry
APA

ninety-seventh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninety-seventh

MLA

“ninety-seventh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninety-seventh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ninety-seventh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninety-seventh.

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