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500th

500th

5 1.0
The position that comes after the 499th in a sequence
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪfθ ˈhʌndrədθ/
translation icon : quincentésimo
  • Congrats on your 500th entry!
  • the 500th anniversary

Examples

  • Hi there! Congrats on your 500th post!

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  • Its 500th anniversary is being marked today by Pope Benedict XVI with the celebration of Vespers in the chapel.

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  • What does it matter whether we're on the first floor or the 500th floor?

  • My people, a month from now, our country will have its 500th anniversary.

  • At the beginning of September, he notched his 500th career win.

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  • I believe that the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation will be celebrated in 2017, not 2027, as stated in your article.

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  • This is the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Britannia Hospital by Royal Charter from her late, gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth I.

  • Recently, Pope Benedict XVI gave a homily on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel.

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  • Billikens head coach Rick Majerus addressed the fans after defeating the Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars for his 500th career win at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis on December 10, 2011.

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  • This year marks our town's 500th anniversary celebration.

Synonyms

five-hundredth
vs500th
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The number showing the position five hundred in a list

is written as numerals rather than spelled words

Surface Forms

500th positive

Morphology

500th = 500 (transparent) = 500 + th

Formed by adding the ordinal suffix '-th' to the numeral '500', a straightforward and productive pattern learners know.

Etymology

500Th is simply five and hundred with the ending -th that turns a number into a position or order ('coming after the 499th'). So 500th means 'the one in position number 500', a way to name that exact place in a list or sequence.