seventy-ninth

adjective

Definition of seventy-ninth

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : being number 79 in a countable series the seventy-ninth day — see Table of Numbers

2 : being one of 79 equal parts into which something is divisible a seventy-ninth share of the money

seventy-ninth

noun

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Definition of seventy-ninth (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : number 79 in a countable series

2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 79 : one of 79 equal parts of something one seventy-ninth of the total

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