hundred-and-eightieth

Thân thiện

The athlete finished in hundred-and-eightieth place in the marathon.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number one hundred eighty: Denoting position in a sequence that follows the one hundred seventy-ninth and precedes the one hundred eighty-first. It is formed by combining the cardinal number "one hundred eighty" with the ordinal suffix "-th".

Usage

• As an adjective modifying a noun: It is used to indicate the position or order of something in a series of one hundred eighty or more items.
  • The company celebrated its hundred-and-eightieth anniversary this year.
  • He finished in the hundred-and-eightieth place in the marathon.

Advanced Usage

• In formal or technical sequencing: Often used in historical, academic, or statistical contexts to denote a precise position.
  • This principle is discussed in the hundred-and-eightieth theorem of the treatise.
• As a nominal adjective (functioning as a noun): Can be used to represent the item in that position.
  • The hundred-and-eightieth to be elected was sworn in today.

Variants and Related Words

• One hundred eightieth: An alternative, often more formal, phrasing without hyphens.
• 180th: The standard numerical abbreviation.
• Ordinal number: The grammatical category for words like "first," "second," "hundred-and-eightieth."

Synonyms

• 180th: The numerical synonym.

Notes on Meaning

• This word has a single, specific numerical meaning. It does not have idiomatic uses or phrasal verbs, as it is a precise ordinal numeral. Its usage is consistent across contexts where ordinal numbering is required.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 180th