Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number one hundred thirty: "hundred-and-thirtieth" denotes the position in a sequence that comes after the hundred and twenty-ninth and before the hundred and thirty-first. It is used to indicate order or rank.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • This year marks the hundred-and-thirtieth anniversary of the university's founding.
  • She finished in the hundred-and-thirtieth place in the marathon.
  • The hundred-and-thirtieth page of the manuscript contains a crucial diagram.

Advanced Usage

• As a nominal adjective (functioning as a noun): The ordinal can be used to represent the item in that position.
  • The hundred-and-thirtieth to cross the finish line received a special medal.
• In formal sequences: Commonly used in historical, academic, or official contexts to denote precise order.
  • The amendment was the hundred-and-thirtieth to be ratified.

Variants and Related Words

• 130th: The standard numerical abbreviation for "hundred-and-thirtieth".
• One hundred thirtieth: An alternative, less common written form.
• Ordinal number: The grammatical category for words like first, second, third, etc., which "hundred-and-thirtieth" belongs to.

Synonyms

• 130th (numerical synonym).

Notes on Meaning

• This word is purely an ordinal numeral. It has no other distinct meanings, idiomatic uses, or phrasal verbs associated with it. Its sole function is to specify numerical order in a sequence.

Adjective

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