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Added 8 October 2026

hundredth

/ˈhʌndɹə(d)θ/ noun

In Latin: centēsimus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hundredth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Position 100 in a countable series of things.
One part in a hundred equal parts.

adjective

The ordinal number of one hundred in counting order.

Origin

From Middle English hundred (“hundredth”); equivalent to and remodelled after hundred + -th (ordinal suffix), displacing Old English hundtēontigoþa.

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