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nth

[ enth ]
/ ɛnθ /
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adjective

being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.
(of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent: This is the nth time I've told you to eat slowly.

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Nearby words

nspcc, nsu, nsw, nt, nt. wt., nth, ntia, nto, ntp, nts, ntsb

Idioms

    the nth degree/power,
    1. a high degree or power.
    2. the utmost degree or extent: The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.

Origin of nth

First recorded in 1850–55; N (symbol, def. 5) + -th2
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British Dictionary definitions for nth (1 of 2)

nth

/ (ɛnθ) /

adjective

maths of or representing an unspecified ordinal number, usually the greatest in a series of valuesthe nth power
informal being the last, most recent, or most extreme of a long seriesfor the nth time, eat your lunch!
to the nth degree informal to the utmost extreme; as much as possible

British Dictionary definitions for nth (2 of 2)

Nth

abbreviation for

North
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Word Origin and History for nth

nth

1852, in phrase to the nth, figurative use of a mathematical term indicating indefinite number, in which n is an abbreviation for number (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with nth

nth

see to the nth degree.

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