hundred-and-sixtieth

Thân thiện

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

Definition

1. Adjective: Being the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number one hundred sixty (160). It denotes position or order in a sequence following the hundred-and-fifty-ninth and preceding the hundred-and-sixty-first.

Usage

• As an adjective before a noun: It modifies a noun to specify its precise position in a series of 160 or more items.
  • This year marks the hundred-and-sixtieth anniversary of the university's founding.
  • She finished in hundred-and-sixtieth place in the marathon.
• As a predicate adjective: It can follow a linking verb like "to be."
  • His entry was the hundred-and-sixtieth to be submitted.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• In formal writing and documentation: This term is commonly used in legal, historical, and academic contexts to precisely denote anniversaries, editions, positions in a sequence, or numbered items in a long list.
  • The treaty was signed during the hundred-and-sixtieth session of the assembly.

Variants and Related Words

• 160th: The standard numerical abbreviation for "hundred-and-sixtieth." This form is more common in most modern contexts.
  • The 160th day of the year.
• One hundred and sixtieth: An alternative written form, often used in formal or literary text.
• Cardinal form: One hundred sixty or 160. This indicates quantity, not order.
  • One hundred sixty participants attended the conference.

Synonyms

• 160th (numerical ordinal)

Notes on Different Meanings

This word has only one specific meaning: it functions exclusively as an ordinal numeral. It does not have idiomatic uses or phrasal verbs. Its sole purpose is to indicate numerical sequence or position.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 160th