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five-hundredth

five-hundredth

1.4
The number showing the position five hundred in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈfaɪvˈhʌndrədθ/
translation icon : quincentésimo
  • Copernicus loomed large in Poland in 1965, with the five hundredth anniversary of his birth forthcoming in 1973.
  • the five-hundredth anniversary

Examples

  • This year marks the five-hundredth anniversary of Tyndale's birth.

  • Next week, we will commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary of the historic battle.

  • The celebration of the five-hundredth anniversary is a significant event for the town.

Synonyms

500th
vsfive-hundredth
5 1.0

The position that comes after the 499th in a sequence

is the same meaning but written in words rather than digits

Surface Forms

five-hundredth positive

Morphology

five-hundredth = five + hundred (transparent) = five + hundred + th

Formed by adding the ordinal suffix '-th' to the compound cardinal 'five hundred', a regular and predictable ordinal formation.

Etymology

Five-hundredth is made from five and hundred plus the ending -th, which shows an ordinal or position like '500th'. Think of counting to 500 and putting a flag on the 500th place; that's why five-hundredth means the position number 500.