Th
thorium.
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-th
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American
-th
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American
-th
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Th.
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abbreviation
T.H.
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abbreviation
-th
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British
suffix
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(from verbs) indicating an action or its consequence
growth
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(from adjectives) indicating a quality
width
-th
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suffix
Th
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symbol
th
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abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of -th2
Middle English -th ( e ), Old English -thu, -tho, -th (variant -t after a velar, f, or s ); cognate with Gothic -itha, Latin -tus, Greek -tos
Origin of -th3
Middle English -the, -te, Old English -tha, -the (variant -ta after f or s ); cognate with Old Norse -thi, -di, Latin -tus, Greek -tos; see -eth 2
Example Sentences
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Th suit claims they failed to take action despite Vidal’s testimony vindicating Saldana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
Th clinic administers psychological help, reconstructive surgery and prosthetics to victims for free.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
Th Anne Arundel County Police Department said motorists should anticipate heavy delays in Annapolis and Kent Island for an extended period of time.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
Th government said it had "provided exporters with practical support" with post-Brexit trading arrangements.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2022
Th e horrible thing was: I could see the family resemblance.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Which, he notes, is not the case with, say, "big thing" or "big thighs," both of which give your tongue the space to bridge that awkward transition from "-ig" to "-th."
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2011
The inflexions of the 3rd pers. prs. sg. are -th and -s.
From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown
The ordinary termination of feminine singular nouns is -th, not -h.
From History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson
Strength -th is a true word; fowl or fugel -l is no true word.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The present singular, 3rd person, of the indicative, ends both in -es or -s, and -eth or -th, the former being the more usual.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
The skin is usually wrinkled, and in B. viridis, Thalassema lankesteri, Th. baronii, Hamingia arctica, and in the larva of many species, is of a lively green colour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
A few days later I started for Hog Harbour, for the plantation of the Messrs. Th., near which I meant to attend a great feast, or “sing-sing.”
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Felix Speiser
His pictures were ranked with those of Th. de Keijser.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
Th. translates 'on the roaring sea,' but adds 'quite conjectural.'
From Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems by James Mercer Garnett
V. A. Th. denotes a text in the Berlin Museum.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns
A new nationwide study led by researchers at the Harvard T.H.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
For example, a review in August 2025 led by Dr Andrew Baccarelli, dean of the Harvard T.H.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
No wonder “Bird School” includes a passage of T.H.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
She holds a master in public health degree Harvard University's T.H.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
Slaughter's Coffee House, St. Martin's Lane It was taken down in 1843 From a water color by T.H.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
A surge in the Japanese currency sent th 10-year Treasury soaring.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The disease is caused by repeated blows to the head and has bee nfound in th ebrains of dozens of former NFL players.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Gigi Hadid, 28, and her sister Bella Hadid, 27, two of the most famous fashion models in the world, were born in th U.S. and grew up in Southern California.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Koepka, a four-time major champion who now plays on the upstart LIV Golf tour, is four shots ahead of the field after a birdie at th par-5 15th pushed his score to 12 under.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The initial letter of a sen-tence was first capitalised in the 13 th century, but the rule was not consistently applied until the 16th.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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