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hundred-and-fiftieth

hundred-and-fiftieth

1.3
Next after one hundred and forty-nine in a list or order
  • adjective
  • /ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈfɪftiəθ/
translation icon : centésimo quincuagésimo
  • This year marks the hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the city's founding.

Examples

  • The hundred-and-fiftieth episode of the show aired last night.

  • This is my hundred-and-fiftieth birthday celebration!

  • He finished in hundred-and-fiftieth place in the marathon, much to his surprise.

  • The museum held a special exhibition for its hundred-and-fiftieth year.

  • He finished in hundred-and-fiftieth place in the marathon, much to his surprise.

  • This year marks the hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the city's founding.

  • The hundred-and-fiftieth episode of the show aired last night.

Synonyms

150th
vshundred-and-fiftieth
5 1.0

Coming after one hundred forty-ninth in a list

is written out in words rather than as numerals

How High

thousandth
1 2.1
hundred-and-fiftieth
1.3
hundredth
7 1.0
tenth
35 1.0
first
7 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

hundred-and-fiftieth = hundred-and-fifty (transparent) = hundred + and + fifty + th

The ordinal suffix 'th' is clearly added to the number 'hundred-and-fifty' to indicate position.

Etymology

Hundred-and-fiftieth is formed from hundred ('one hundred') and fifty ('50') with the ending -th that turns a number into a position. So, hundred-and-fiftieth means the thing in the '150th' place in a line or order.