45th
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- adjective
- /ˈfɔrtiˌfɪfθ/
- Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States in January 2017.
- 45th anniversary
- 45th session
Examples
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My uncle turned 45th years old yesterday during the family gathering.
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Terry took me to an upscale pizzeria on 45th Street where I ordered a huge deluxe slice.
Fiction book (2000) -
Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States.
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My husband and daughter recently went to dinner with my parents to celebrate my 45th birthday.
Blog text (23) -
The lad celebrated his 45th birthday yesterday.
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The Governor's real concern wasn't with the 5th Senate district but with the 45th House district in NoVa.
Blog text (9) -
On the 45th anniversary of its first flight, the Wright Flyer went on permanent display on Dec. 17, 1948.
Academic text (2003) -
This year, we are celebrating the 45th anniversary of our company since its founding in 1978.
Synonyms
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The position that comes after forty-four others in a list
Surface Forms
Morphology
45th = 45 (transparent) = 45 + th
Standard ordinal formation from the cardinal number '45' with the productive English suffix '-th', so the relation is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word 45th is just the number 45 plus the small ending -th, which turns a number into a place in a line. So 45th means 'after' forty-four others or 'number forty-five' in order.