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Definition of "-th" []

  • Variant of -eth1. (suffix)
  • Act; process: spilth. (suffix)
  • State; quality: dearth. (suffix)
  • Used to form ordinal numbers: millionth. (suffix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "-th" in a sentence
  • "Not so long ago, it was free to attend the best public system of higher education in the world---th ­e University of California system."