150th
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- adjective
- /ˈhʌndrəd ˈfɪftiθ/
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centésimo quincuagésimo
- The museum is preparing a special exhibition for its 150th anniversary next year.
- the 150th anniversary
- celebrate their 150th
Examples
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Good evening and welcome to K-12's 150th school dance.
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Next week, the library will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a special event.
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The City College of New York celebrated its 150th anniversary during the current academic year.
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Our 150th anniversary gala is in a week's time and it would be perfect opportunity for you to, you know, make your acceptance speech.
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The orchestra celebrated its 150th birthday in the 1992-93 season.
Academic text (1998) -
Terrific story on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam today on The World on NPR.
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Macy's celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008 with a commercial showcasing the brand in popular culture.
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The National Archives commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a free rare display.
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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, they're showcasing different versions of the immortal speech.
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of our town.
Synonyms
Next after one hundred and forty-nine in a list or order
Surface Forms
Morphology
150th = 150 (transparent) = 150 + th
Standard ordinal formation: the numeral '150' plus the productive English ordinal suffix '-th' yields the ordinal meaning.
Etymology
150Th is the number 150 with the small ending -th that turns a number into its place in a line, just like in fourth or fifth. So, 150th means 'in the one hundred fiftieth place' or 'the one hundred fiftieth time'.