hundred-and-ninetieth

Thân thiện

The athlete finished the hundred-and-ninetieth lap of the race.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number one hundred ninety: Denoting position in a sequence that comes after the one hundred eighty-ninth and before the one hundred ninety-first. It represents the rank or order of the number 190.

Usage

• The word "hundred-and-ninetieth" is used exclusively as an ordinal adjective. It modifies a noun to indicate its precise position in a numbered series.
• It is typically written with hyphens when used before a noun (attributive position). It can follow a linking verb (predicative position).
• Example (Attributive): "This marks the company's hundred-and-ninetieth anniversary."
• Example (Predicative): "She finished in hundred-and-ninetieth place in the marathon."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum is celebrating its hundred-and-ninetieth year of operation.
  • He was the hundred-and-ninetieth person to sign the petition.
  • The hundred-and-ninetieth page of the manuscript was missing.

Advanced Usage

• In formal sequences: Often used in formal, historical, or ceremonial contexts to denote a specific iteration, such as anniversaries, editions, or positions in a long list.
  • The treaty was signed on the hundred-and-ninetieth day of negotiations.

Variants and Related Words

• 190th: The standard numerical symbol for "hundred-and-ninetieth." This form is more common in most written contexts.
  • The 190th episode of the series aired last night.
• One hundred ninetieth: An alternative, less common written form without hyphens.

Synonyms

• 190th: The direct numerical synonym.

Notes on Different Meanings

• This word has only one specific meaning: it functions solely as an ordinal number for 190. It does not have other definitions, idiomatic uses, or phrasal verbs.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 190th