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nth


nth

adj \ˈen(t)th\

Definition of NTH

1
: numbered with an unspecified or indefinitely large ordinal number <for the nth time>
2
: extreme, utmost <to the nth degree>

Examples of NTH

  1. <exaggerates to the nth degree about everything she ever did>

Origin of NTH

n (indefinite number) + -th
First Known Use: 1827

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