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145th

145th

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In the one hundred and forty-fifth position in a list or order
  • adjective
  • /wʌn hʌndrəd fɔr ti fɪfθ/
translation icon : centésimo cuadragésimo quinto
  • I was walking up 145th Street with my girlfriends.
  • the 145th anniversary
  • 145th Street

Examples

  • This one is located near 145th Street and Lenox Avenue.

    Blog text (16)

  • So we honeymooned in a neat little hotel on 145th Street in Harlem, not too far from CCNY.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • ...this time in Harlem, at the 145th Street station.

    Mulberry Street (2006)

  • A Jamaican-born man who sells newspapers at the corner of 145th Street and St. Nicholas and goes by John said he is registered to vote but will likely not cast a ballot on November 6.

    Blog text (18)

  • The article by Michael Powell and Janet Roberts opens with a jolt: "Turn the corner on 145th Street in Jamaica, Queens, and it is as though a cyclone has wheeled through."

    Blog text (8)

  • Harlem BBQ Company is in the former location of the long-standing Sherman's BBQ at 2509 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard near 145th Street.

    Blog text (16)

  • Wednesday marks the 145th anniversary of the nomination of Abraham Lincoln to be president.

  • Charlie Rose: The 145th Belmont Stakes will be running tomorrow.

  • Home run number 62 in the Cardinals' 145th game of the year.

Synonyms

hundred-and-forty-fifth
vs145th
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The position number one hundred and forty-five in a list

is the compact numeric form written with digits for the same position

Surface Forms

145th positive
one hundred forty-fifth positive

Morphology

145th = 145 (transparent) = 145 + th

Formed by the numeral '145' plus the regular ordinal suffix '-th'; the ordinal meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

145Th is the form of the number one hundred and forty-five that shows position; it is made by adding the ending -th to a number to show order. So 145th means 'in position number 145', like when you say 'first' or 'second' to show place in a race or a list.