105th
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- adjective
- /wʌn hʌndrəd fɪfθ/
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centésimo quinto
- Welby's appointment as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury caps a meteoric ascent through the Church.
- the 105th Congress
Examples
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The 105th Congress has clearly heard constituent disapproval of the pitched partisan warfare of the past two years.
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Balancing the budget, education, crime and drugs, defense spending, the environment, health care, and campaign reform are priorities for the 105th Congress.
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Today, we celebrate the 105th anniversary of the city boundary.
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On 13 February, CATs released its legislative agenda for the 105th Congress.
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The Morella Bill, passed in the fall of 1998 by the 105th Congress, is the latest effort.
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There is a general sense that under Majority Leader Trent Lott's leadership, the Senate will take the lead in the 105th Congress.
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Although many factors make any significant increase in the NEA's FY 1998 budget improbable, the 105th Congress will not eliminate the agency.
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Following the November presidential election, National Humanities Alliance Director John Hammer analyzed the 105th Congress's disposition toward the endowments.
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This year marks the 105th anniversary of the establishment of the national park.
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The 105th member of the committee spoke passionately about the proposed changes.
Synonyms
The position number 105 in a list
Surface Forms
Morphology
105th = 105 (transparent) = 105 + th
Standard ordinal formation from the numeral '105' using the productive suffix '-th' gives the expected ordinal meaning.
Etymology
105Th is just the number one hundred five with the ordinal ending -th, the same ending you see in fifth or tenth, which makes a number show its 'place' in an order. So, 105th means the person or thing is in the 105th position.