nth degree
adjective
Idioms 1.
being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.
2.
(of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent: This is the nth time I've told you to eat slowly.
3.
the nth degree/power,
a.
a high degree or power.
b.
the utmost degree or extent: The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | maths of or representing an unspecified ordinal number, usually the greatest in a series of values: the nth power |
| 2. | informal being the last, most recent, or most extreme of a long series: for the nth time, eat your lunch! |
| 3. | informal to the nth degree to the utmost extreme; as much as possible |
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Nth degree
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| Nth | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| North | |
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nth
1852, in phrase to the nth, figurative use of a mathematical term indicating indefinite number, in which n is an abbreviation for number.
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