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hundred-and-twenty-fifth

hundred-and-twenty-fifth

2.7
The position number 125 in a list, order, or series
  • adjective
  • /ˌhʌndrəd ənd ˈtwɛnti fɪfθ/
translation icon : centésimo vigésimo quinto
  • The Sherlock Holmes Society commemorates the fictional detective's hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary.

Examples

  • The exhibition marks the hundred-and-twenty-fifth year since the museum opened.

  • The hundred-and-twenty-fifth chapter of the book revealed a surprising twist.

  • She finished in the hundred-and-twenty-fifth position in the marathon.

Synonyms

125th
vshundred-and-twenty-fifth
9 1.0

The one hundred twenty-fifth position in a list

has identical meaning but appears as the words rather than digits

Surface Forms

hundred-and-twenty-fifth positive

Morphology

hundred-and-twenty-fifth = hundred-and-twenty-five (transparent) = hundred + twenty + five + th

The ordinal suffix '-th' is transparently added to the number 'hundred-and-twenty-five' to form its ordinal form.

Etymology

Hundred-and-twenty-fifth is a word for a position in a list. It is made from hundred '100', twenty '20' and fifth from five '5', so it means the item that is 100 + 20 + 5, or '125th'.