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thou⋅sandth

[thou-zuhndth, -zuhntth, -zuhnth]
–adjective
1. last in order of a series of a thousand.
2. being one of a thousand equal parts.
–noun
3. a thousandth part, esp. of one (1/1000).
4. the thousandth member of a series.
5. Also, thousandth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

Origin:
1545–55; thousand + -th 2
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thou·sandth   (thou'zəndth, -zənth)   
n.  
  1. The ordinal number matching the number 1,000 in a series.

  2. One of 1,000 equal parts.

thou'sandth adv. & adj.
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