400th
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- adjective
- /ˈfɔrˌhʌndrədθ/
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cuadringentésimo
- In June 1924, Christian Neff, president of the Conference of South German Mennonites, sent an invitation to "all of the major Mennonite bodies around the world" to participate in a world conference that would commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first Anabaptist rebaptisms.
- 400th anniversary
- celebrating the 400th
Examples
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As we look forward to 2009, the 400th anniversary of the telescope and the International Year of Astronomy, perhaps it can be said that astronomy education is becoming a bit more like a profession.
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Underlining awareness that place mattered in earlier gatherings, this document described the 1925 assembly anachronistically as commemorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Mennonite church.
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There has been a lot going on both in the media and in the science community regarding the 400th anniversary of the telescope.
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Last week, Manning threw his 400th touchdown pass.
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The exhibition is timed to the Day of National Unity and the 400th anniversary of the end of the Time of Troubles.
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Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding in the summer of 2007.
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The Jamestown 400th anniversary seems an appropriate opportunity to celebrate his achievements and to explore the Chesapeake Bay region.
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A commemorative voyage is part of Jamestown's 400th anniversary festivities.
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Jones grabbed the batting crown he had just missed in 2007, hitting .364 and belting his 400th homer to boot.
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The festival will mark the 400th anniversary of the city's founding next year.
Synonyms
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A number that comes after three hundred ninety-nine in a list
Surface Forms
Morphology
400th = 400 (transparent) = 400 + th
The suffix 'th' is a standard ordinal marker in English, making the transformation transparent.
Etymology
400Th is made from four and hundred plus the ending -th, where hundred means 'one hundred' and -th shows 'position in a list'. So, 400th means the thing that is 'in position number 400', coming after the 399th.