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hundred-and-fortieth

hundred-and-fortieth

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A number that shows position one hundred and forty in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈfɔrtiəθ/
: centésimo cuarenta
  • This was the hundred-and-fortieth anniversary of the school's founding.

Examples

  • She finished in hundred-and-fortieth place out of several hundred runners.

  • She finished in hundred-and-fortieth place in the race.

  • He correctly answered the hundred-and-fortieth question in the quiz contest.

  • Did you know that this is my hundred-and-fortieth day of work here?

  • My sister finished in hundred-and-fortieth place in the marathon.

  • He was the hundred-and-fortieth customer to enter the store today.

  • They celebrated their hundred-and-fortieth wedding anniversary last weekend.

Synonyms

140th
vshundred-and-fortieth
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In position one hundred and forty in a series

is the same ordinal but written out in words rather than digits

Surface Forms

hundred-and-fortieth positive
hundred and fortieth positive

Morphology

hundred-and-fortieth = hundred and forty (transparent) = hundred + and + forty + th

The ordinal is formed by applying the regular ordinal suffix '-th' to the cardinal phrase 'hundred and forty', which is a standard and obvious formation for learners.

Etymology

Hundred-and-fortieth comes from the parts hundred ('100') and forty ('four tens') plus the ending -th that turns a number into a position. So, it simply means the person or thing in the 'one hundred and fortieth' place in a list.