nonagesimal

adjective

nona·​ges·​i·​mal

: ninetieth

Word History

Etymology

Latin nonagesimus ninetieth (from nonaginta ninety, from nona- —akin to Latin novem nine—+ -ginta —akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty) + English -al

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