- ninetieths
- nine·ti·eth || 'naɪntɪɪθ n. number 90 in a series; ninetieth part of 90 equal parts, 1/90 adj. next after the eighty-ninth; being one of 90 equal parts
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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cent — late 14c., from L. centum hundred (see HUNDRED (Cf. hundred)). M.E. meaning was one hundred, but shifted 17c. to hundredth part under influence of percent. Chosen in this sense in 1786 as name for U.S. currency unit by Continental Congress. The… … Etymology dictionary
