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nth



Pronunciation: (enth), [key]
—adj.
1. being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.
2. (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.
3. the nth degree or power,
a. a high degree or power.
b. the utmost degree or extent: The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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