Definition of "ninetieth" []

• The ordinal number matching the number 90 in a series. (noun)
• One of 90 equal parts. (noun)

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• "In April 2010, shortly before his ninetieth birthday, Stevens announced his resignation after thirty-five years on the Supreme Court."
• "Sitting in the airport before a television screen, I watch Nelson Mandela take the stage at his ninetieth birthday celebration."
• "Approaching her ninetieth birthday, she felt that the job had aged her, that it had scooped her up and carried her summarily past her middle years—well, her late middle years."