Definition

1. Adjective:
   • The ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order: This word describes the position of something in a sequence, specifically the position that comes after the hundred and ninth and before the hundred and eleventh. It is the ordinal form of the cardinal number 110.

Usage

• As an adjective: It is used to modify a noun, indicating its specific place in an ordered list.
  • She finished in the hundred-and-tenth place in the marathon.
  • This is the hundred-and-tenth anniversary of the company's founding.

Advanced Usage

• In formal lists and sequences: Often used in technical, historical, or formal contexts to denote precise order.
  • The amendment was the hundred-and-tenth to be ratified.
• As a nominal adjective: Can function like a noun when the modified noun is implied.
  • He was the hundred-and-tenth to cross the finish line.

Variants and Related Words

• 110th: The standard numerical abbreviation for "hundred-and-tenth."
• One hundred and tenth: An alternative, more verbose phrasing with the same meaning.
• Ordinal number: The grammatical category this word belongs to (e.g., first, second, third, ... hundred-and-tenth).

Synonyms

• 110th: The direct numerical synonym.
• One hundred tenth: A common alternative phrasing, especially in American English.

Notes on Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific numerical meaning. It does not have idiomatic or metaphorical uses. Its function is purely to indicate sequential order.

Adjective

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