Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninety-seventh

/ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛvənθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: nine-ty--sev-enth
IPA: /ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛvənθ/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

One of ninety-seven equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the ninety-seventh page of the book."
"She finished ninety-seventh in the race."
"A ninety-seventh of 1940 is 20."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ninety-sevenths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ninety-seventh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnaɪnti ˈsɛvənθ/.
What does ninety-seventh mean?: The ordinal form of the number ninety-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 97 of a sequence.
Where does ninety-seventh come from?: From ninety-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

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