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hundredth definition

hun·dredth (hun′drədt̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by ninety-nine others in a series; 100th
  2. designating any of the hundred equal parts of something

Etymology: hundred + -th

noun

  1. the one following the ninety-ninth
  2. any of the hundred equal parts of something;

adverb

in the hundredth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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