ninety-second

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English

English ordinal numbers
 <  91st 92nd 93rd  > 
    Cardinal : ninety-two
    Ordinal : ninety-second

Adjective

ninety-second

  1. The ordinal form of the number ninety-two, describing a person or thing in position number 92 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the ninety-second page of the book.
    She finished ninety-second 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

ninety-second (plural ninety-seconds)

  1. One of ninety-two equal parts of a whole.
    A ninety-second of 1840 is 20.

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