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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nth /ɛnθ/USA pronunciation adj. - being the last in a series of values, amounts, etc., that increase or decrease:This is the nth time I've told you.
- utmost;
extreme:the nth degree.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nth (enth),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- the nth degree or power:
- Idiomsa high degree or power.
- Idiomsthe utmost degree or extent:The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.
- north, northern (symbol, def. 5) + -th2 1850–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nth /ɛnθ/ adj - of or representing an unspecified ordinal number, usually the greatest in a series of values: the nth power
- informal being the last, most recent, or most extreme of a long series: for the nth time, eat your lunch!
- to the nth degree ⇒ informal to the utmost extreme; as much as possible
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