seventy-ninth

/ˌsɛvənti ˈnaɪnθ/

adjective

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

“A seventy-ninth of 1580 is 20.”

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Meanings

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

    She finished seventy-ninth in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the seventy-ninth page of the book.

nounseventy-ninth (plural seventy-ninths)

plural seventy-ninths

  1. One of seventy-nine equal parts of a whole.

    A seventy-ninth of 1580 is 20.

Origin

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

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Translations

Afrikaans nege-en-sewentigste
  • nege-en-sewentigsteordinal form of seventy-nine
Catalan setanta-novè, setanta-novè
  • setanta-novèordinal form of seventy-nine
  • setanta-novèone of 79 equal parts
Dutch negenenzeventigste
  • negenenzeventigsteordinal form of seventy-nine
Esperanto sepdek-naŭa
  • sepdek-naŭaordinal form of seventy-nine
Finnish seitsemäskymmenesyhdeksäs, seitsemäskymmenesyhdeksäsosa
  • seitsemäskymmenesyhdeksäsordinal form of seventy-nine
  • seitsemäskymmenesyhdeksäsosaone of 79 equal parts
French soixante-dix-neuvième, septante-neuvième
  • soixante-dix-neuvièmeordinal form of seventy-nine
  • septante-neuvièmeordinal form of seventy-nine
  • soixante-dix-neuvièmeone of 79 equal parts
German neunundsiebzigste
  • neunundsiebzigsteordinal form of seventy-nine
Hindi उन्यासीवाँ, उन्यासीवाँ
  • उन्यासीवाँ (unyāsīvā̃)ordinal form of seventy-nine
  • उन्यासीवाँ (unyāsīvā̃)one of 79 equal parts
Hungarian hetvenkilencedik
  • hetvenkilencedikordinal form of seventy-nine
Italian settantanovesimo, settantanovesimo
  • settantanovesimoordinal form of seventy-nine
  • settantanovesimoone of 79 equal parts
Polish siedemdziesiąty dziewiąty
  • siedemdziesiąty dziewiątyordinal form of seventy-nine
Russian се́мьдесят девя́тый
  • се́мьдесят девя́тый (sémʹdesjat devjátyj)ordinal form of seventy-nine
Spanish septuagésimo noveno
  • septuagésimo novenoordinal form of seventy-nine
Swedish sjuttionionde
  • sjuttioniondeordinal form of seventy-nine
Ukrainian сімдеся́т дев'я́тий
  • сімдеся́т дев'я́тий (simdesját devʺjátyj)ordinal form of seventy-nine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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