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140th

140th

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In position one hundred and forty in a series
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔrtiˌθ/
: centésimo cuadragésimo
  • Cornell's fourth finisher was Emily Shearer, crossing the finish line in 21:03.4 for 140th place and 107 points.
  • the 140th year
  • the 140th anniversary

Examples

  • The parade begins at Aaron Davis Hall and proceeds along Convent Avenue to W. 140th Street.

    Blog text (27)

  • The 140th page of the book contains valuable historical information.

  • Yesterday, it was the welcome to the 140th regiment.

    The Seventh Cross (1944)

  • In 1993, Jane Yolen published her 140th book.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • When we moved from 140th Street to a bigger place on Lenox, it was the light-skinned renters who tried to keep us out.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A new study presented today at the American Public Health Association's 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, showed that male military veterans with a history of heavy alcohol use are more likely to get into treatment than their civilian counterparts.

    Blog text (19)

  • This year marks the 140th anniversary of the founding of our school.

  • She celebrated her 140th race by receiving a special medal.

Synonyms

hundred-and-fortieth
vs140th
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A number that shows position one hundred and forty in a list

is written with digits rather than spelled-out words

How Late

200th
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140th
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100th
38 1.0
50th
72 1.0

Surface Forms

140th positive

Morphology

140th = 140 (transparent) = 140 + th

Productive ordinal formation from the cardinal numeral '140' using the standard suffix '-th' that is obvious to learners.

Etymology

140Th is the number 140 with the ending -th, which shows 'position' or 'order', the same ending you see in fourth and tenth. So 140th means being in the 140th place in a list.