Meanings
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1
adj
the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
The hundredth visitor received a prize.
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2
noun
one part in a hundred equal parts
The hundredth visitor received a prize.
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3
noun
position 100 in a countable series of things
The hundredth visitor received a prize.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· the ordinal number of one...
centesimal
2
noun
· one part in a hundred equal...
one percentone-hundredth
Word family
Related forms
one-hundredth
Etymology
From Middle English hundred (“hundredth”); equivalent to and remodelled after hundred + -th (ordinal suffix). The Old English term was hundtēontigoþa.