ninety-seventh I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective 1.: being number 97 in a countable series < the ninety-seventh day > — see number table 2.: being one of 97 equal parts into which something is divisible < a ninety-seventh share of the money > II. noun 1.: number 97 in a countable series 2.: the quotient of a unit divided by 97 : one of 97 equal parts of something