eighty-fourth

eighty-fourth

English

English ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : eighty-four
    Ordinal : eighty-fourth

Etymology

    From eighty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌeɪti ˈfɔːθ/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪti ˈfɔɹθ/

    Adjective

    eighty-fourth

    1. The ordinal form of the number eighty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 84 of a sequence.
      The answer appears on the eighty-fourth page of the book.
      She finished eighty-fourth in the race.

    Usage notes

    English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

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    Noun

    eighty-fourth (plural eighty-fourths)

    1. One of eighty-four equal parts of a whole.
      An eighty-fourth of 1680 is 20.

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