NINETY-NINTH


Meaning of NINETY-NINTH in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : being number 99 in a countable series

the ninety-ninth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 99 equal parts into which something is divisible

a ninety-ninth share of the money

II. noun

1. : number 99 in a countable series

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 99 : one of 99 equal parts of something

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.