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UMPTEENTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does umpteenth mean?
• UMPTEENTH (adjective)
The adjective UMPTEENTH has 1 sense:
1. last in an indefinitely numerous series
Familiarity information: UMPTEENTH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Last in an indefinitely numerous series
Synonyms:
Similar:
ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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