Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being the ordinal number corresponding to one hundred forty (140) in a sequence: "hundred-and-fortieth" describes the position of an item that is number 140 in an ordered list. It follows the one hundred thirty-ninth and precedes the one hundred forty-first.

Usage

• The word is used to indicate rank, order, or position in a series.
• It is typically written with hyphens: .
• In numerals, it is often represented as "140th".

Examples

• Adjective:
  • This year marks the hundred-and-fortieth anniversary of the company's founding.
  • She finished in hundred-and-fortieth place in the marathon.
  • The hundred-and-fortieth page of the book contains the crucial diagram.

Advanced Usage

• As a noun (less common): The word can function as a noun to refer to the person or item in that position, or to one of 140 equal parts.
  • He was the hundred-and-fortieth to cross the finish line. (Here, it acts as a predicate adjective/noun).
  • A hundred-and-fortieth of the total revenue was allocated to research. (Meaning one part out of 140).

Variants and Related Words

• 140th: The numerical symbol for .
• One hundred fortieth: An alternative, less common written form.
• Cardinal number: One hundred forty or a hundred forty (140).

Synonyms

• 140th (numeral form)

Notes on Different Meanings

• This word has only one primary meaning related to ordinal sequence. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.

Adjective

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