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nine·ti·eth I. \ˈnīntē]ə̇th, -ti]\ adjective Etymology: Middle English nyntithe, from Old English nigontigotha, from nigontig ninety + -otha, -tha -th 1. : being number 90 in a countable series < the ninetieth day > — see number table 2. : being one of 90 equal parts into which something is divisible < a ninetieth share of the money > II. noun (-s) 1. : number 90 in a countable series 2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 90 : one of 90 equal parts of something < one ninetieth of the total > |