one hundred ninety
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Definition
Adjective: - Being ten more than one hundred eighty; denoting the cardinal number 190.
Usage
This word is used as a determiner or modifier to specify a precise quantity of one hundred ninety items or units. It is a compound numeral adjective. - The antique vase was sold for one hundred ninety dollars. - The library has one hundred ninety copies of the first edition.
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal, legal, or financial contexts for clarity to avoid ambiguity that could arise from writing the numeral "190".
- Can be used in hyphenated form ("one-hundred-ninety") when it precedes and modifies a noun directly, though the open form is more common in modern usage for large numbers.
- (Hyphenated form as a compound modifier)
Variants and Related Words
- 190: The numeric form.
- CXC: The Roman numeral form.
- one hundred and ninety: A common alternative form, particularly in British English, where the conjunction "and" is often included.
Synonyms
- 190
- a hundred ninety (informal)
- a hundred and ninety (common, especially in British English)
Different Meanings
As a cardinal number, "one hundred ninety" has only one primary meaning: the quantity equal to 10 plus 180 (100 + 90). It does not have idiomatic meanings or phrasal verbs.
Adjective
- being ten more than one hundred eighty