46th
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- noun
- /ˈfɔrtiˈsɪksθ/
- Although the state consistently ranks near the top nationally in the number of associate degrees awarded annually, Florida ranked 46th in 2007 in baccalaureate degree production per capita (Florida Division of Community Colleges, 2007).
- ranked 46th
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In the past five years, we've experienced $20 billion in cuts to K-12 education, and as a result, we're 46th, 47th, and 50th in some measures of quality education.
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The average household income in Alabama is $37,502... 46th in the nation.
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He started out somewhere back behind 100th place; he picked himself up and ran a fantastic race, finishing in 46th.
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Baby Boomers/retirees—Texas has a low tax burden (46th in the nation), no state income tax, and warm weather, making Texas the #2 destination for this age group.
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For example, the United States ranks 46th in life expectancy and 42nd in infant mortality among 192 nations (Borger et al., 2006).
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Alabama in 2011 ranked 46th among the 50 states in spending on services for developmental disabilities per $1,000 of statewide personal income, according to annual data collected by Professor David L. Braddock and the Coleman Institute and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado.
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In the competition, she finished 46th out of 100 participants.
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The U.S. ranked 46th in the world for internet speed in 2023.
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He was the 46th person to sign the petition, showing his support.
Synonyms
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Number forty-six in a list
Surface Forms
Morphology
46th = 46 (transparent) = 46 + th
The noun sense refers to the entity in the forty-sixth position, a transparent derivation from the cardinal plus the ordinal suffix '-th'.
Etymology
46Th as a noun means the person or thing in the forty-sixth position and comes from adding -th to 46 to mark 'the one in that place'. So the 46th is 'the one who is number forty-six' in a list, rank, or order.