hundred-and-seventieth

2.1

The position after one hundred and sixty-nine in a sequence

adjective
/ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈsɛvənˌtiːəθ/

: centésimo setenta

This is the hundred-and-seventieth anniversary of his birth, marked by special events worldwide.

Examples

He finished in hundred-and-seventieth place out of over two hundred competitors.
Her office was on the hundred-and-seventieth floor of the new skyscraper.
She finished in hundred-and-seventieth place in the race.
The hundred-and-seventieth anniversary is next year.
He finished in hundred-and-seventieth place out of over two hundred competitors.
Her office was on the hundred-and-seventieth floor of the new skyscraper.
This is the hundred-and-seventieth anniversary of his birth, marked by special events worldwide.

Synonyms

170th

vshundred-and-seventieth

1 1.0

The position after 169 in a list or order

is written in words rather than represented by digits

Surface Forms

hundred-and-seventieth positive

hundred and seventieth positive

Morphology

hundred-and-seventieth = hundred-and-seventy (transparent) = hundred + seventy + th

The formation of an ordinal number from a cardinal number by adding '-th' is a standard English rule.

Etymology

The word hundred-and-seventieth is made from the number words hundred and seventy plus the ending -th, which turns a number into an order. So it means 'the 170th', the item in position one hundred and seventy in a list.