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Definition of ninety-eighth
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : being number 98 in a countable series
the ninety-eighth day — see Table of Numbers
2 : being one of 98 equal parts into which something is divisible
a ninety-eighth share of the money
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Definition of ninety-eighth (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : number 98 in a countable series
2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 98 : one of 98 equal parts of something
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