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165th

165th

1 1.0
In position one hundred sixty-five in a list or order
  • adjective
translation icon : centésimo sexagésimo quinto
  • Next month marks the 165th birthday of the famous author, and fans are excited to commemorate it.

Examples

  • This week, we are celebrating our 165th episode of the podcast.

  • A survey of firms conducted by the bank, which ranks Iraq as the 165th worst country in the world to do business, listed the three biggest obstacles as poor electricity supply, political instability, and corruption.

    Blog text (26)

  • The photo of the 165th Infantry landing on Makin Atoll should have noted that this unit was from the New York Army National Guard.

    Blog text (11)

  • By MSgt Charles B. Howell, 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • November 20, 1943: Under attack from Japanese machine gun fire on the right flank, men of the 165th Infantry are seen as they wade through coral bottom water on Yellow Beach.

    Blog text (11)

  • The city is gearing up for the 165th anniversary of its founding with various events.

Synonyms

hundred-and-sixty-fifth
vs165th
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A position that comes after one hundred sixty-four others in a sequence

uses numerals rather than words spelled out in full

Surface Forms

165th positive

Morphology

165th = 165 (transparent) = 165 + th

A regular ordinal formed by adding the productive English ordinal suffix '-th' to the numeral '165', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word 165th is made by adding the order ending -th to 165, so it means 'in position 165' in a list or line. Think of people in a queue: the 165th person is the one in the 165th spot, just like fourth or tenth show order.