Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighty-seventh

/ˌeɪti ˈsɛvənθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: eighty--sev-enth
IPA: /ˌeɪti ˈsɛvənθ/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.

noun

One of eighty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the eighty-seventh page of the book."
"She finished eighty-seventh in the race."
"An eighty-seventh of 1740 is 20."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

eighty-sevenths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce eighty-seventh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪti ˈsɛvənθ/.
What does eighty-seventh mean?: The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.
Where does eighty-seventh come from?: From eighty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

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