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thousandth

thou·sandth
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thou-zuh ndth, -zuh ntth, -zuh nth]
    • /ˈθaʊ zəndθ, -zəntθ, -zənθ/
    • /ˈθaʊznθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thou-zuh ndth, -zuh ntth, -zuh nth]
    • /ˈθaʊ zəndθ, -zəntθ, -zənθ/

Definitions of thousandth word

  • adjective thousandth last in order of a series of a thousand. 1
  • adjective thousandth being one of a thousand equal parts. 1
  • noun thousandth a thousandth part, especially of one (1/1000). 1
  • noun thousandth the thousandth member of a series. 1
  • noun thousandth Also, thousandth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the third digit to the right of the decimal point. 1
  • ordinal number thousandth The thousandth item in a series is the one that you count as number one thousand. 0

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Origin of thousandth

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; thousand + -th2

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Parts of speech for Thousandth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

thousandth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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