Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighty-eighth

/ˌeɪti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: eighty-eighth
IPA: /ˌeɪti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number eighty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 88 of a sequence.

noun

One of eighty-eight equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the eighty-eighth page of the book."
"She finished eighty-eighth in the race."
"An eighty-eighth of 1760 is 20."

Etymology

From eighty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Inflected Forms

eighty-eighths (plural)

Synonyms

88th

Questions

How do you pronounce eighty-eighth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪti ˈeɪ(t)θ/.
What does eighty-eighth mean?: The ordinal form of the number eighty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 88 of a sequence.
Where does eighty-eighth come from?: From eighty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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