SINCE 1828
eighty-ninth
adjectiveDefinition of eighty-ninth
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 89 in a countable series
the eighty-ninth day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 89 equal parts into which something is divisible
an eighty-ninth share of the money
eighty-ninth
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Definition of eighty-ninth (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 89 in a countable series
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 89 : one of 89 equal parts of something
one eighty-ninth of the total
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