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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 seriesplay

  Familiarity information: UMPTEENTH used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UMPTEENTH (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Last in an indefinitely numerous series

Synonyms:

umpteenth; umptieth; umteenth

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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