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US
/ˈɛnθ/
]
[ UK /ˌɛntˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ ]
[ UK /ˌɛntˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
to the nth degree
How To Use nth In A Sentence
- Lobefins today have dwindled to the lungfishes and the coelacanths ‘dwindled’ as ‘fish’, that is, but mightily expanded on land: we land vertebrates are aberrant lungfish. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
- WorldCom promises not to impose a minimum call charge and no set up or monthly rental fee.
- I chatter with enthusiasm whilst knobs of butter slide off the fishes' backs and sizzle to blister bubbles.
- Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Ali Gharib: What Did WikiLeaks Really Tell Us About Iran?
- We had a gam one day, on this voyage, with a Yankee whale-ship, and a first-rate gam it was, for, as the Yankee had gammed three days before with another English ship, we got a lot of news second-hand; and, as we had not seen a new face for many months, we felt towards those Yankees like brothers, and swallowed all they had to tell us like men starving for news. Fighting the Whales
- Methone is a bit bigger than Anthe, at 3km (1.8 miles) in diameter, it too was discovered by the Cassini imaging team in 2004. Tom's Astronomy Blog
- The blame for this month's wet weather lies with the jet stream winds a few miles high. Times, Sunday Times
- The Girl relucted a little, upon which he gave her 3 Guineas, and wished he might be damned if he did not have her in 3 months. John Adams diary 1, 18 November 1755 - 29 August 1756
- Oh, poof! You do not understand a little soldierly enthusiasm.
- We spent a lot of time together, well over two months, and so we really got to know each other.