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180th

180th

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A number that comes after one hundred seventy-nine in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌn hʌndrəd ˈeɪtiθ/
translation icon : centésimo octogésimo
  • Where we've learned—if we didn't already know—that next year is the 180th anniversary of American-Thai diplomatic relations.

Examples

  • She finished her 180th lap in the race, setting a personal record.

  • In case you'd like to know... ...he's at the Huntington Memorial Hospital on 180th Street.

  • Generally, employees can use accrued PSST starting on the 180th calendar day after their employment commenced, including days worked before the effective date of the Ordinance.

    Blog text (19)
  • However, the ACA requires a hospice physician or nurse practitioner to have a face-to-face encounter with a hospice patient prior to the patient's 180th day recertification, and each subsequent recertification.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This year marks the 180th anniversary of the founding of the museum.

  • They celebrated their 180th wedding anniversary with a family gathering.

Synonyms

3.3

Being number one hundred eighty in a list

is shown as digits instead of words

Surface Forms

180th positive

Morphology

180th = 180 (transparent) = 180 + th

Standard ordinal formation from the numeral '180' using the ordinal suffix '-th', which is obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word 180th is the order form of 180: it means 'one hundred eighty' in order and is made by adding the ending -th, just like in fourth or tenth. So 180th means the person or thing that comes after the '179th' in a list.