"umpteenth" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-umpteenth.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːnθ (at the end of a clause) Etymology: From umpteen + -th. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|umpteen|th}} umpteen + -th Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} umpteenth
  1. (informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence. Tags: informal Categories (topical): English ordinal numbers Synonyms: nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth Related terms: umpteen Translations (informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series): hundredogsyttende (Danish), hundredsyttende (Danish), zoveelste (Dutch), vaikka kuinka mones (Finnish), énième [feminine, masculine] (French), ixième [feminine, masculine] (French), soundsovielte (German), zigte (German), xte (German), zigste (German), sokadik (Hungarian), x-edik (Hungarian), ennesimo (Italian), ørtende (Norwegian), enésimo (Portuguese), э́нный (énnyj) (Russian), бесчи́сленный (besčíslennyj) (Russian), enésima (Spanish), femtioelfte (Swedish), sjuttielfte (Swedish), hundrasjuttielfter (Swedish), hundrafemtioelfte (Swedish)

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      "word": "énième"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "zigste"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "sokadik"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "x-edik"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "ennesimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "ørtende"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "enésimo"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "э́нный"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besčíslennyj",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "бесчи́сленный"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "enésima"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "femtioelfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "sjuttielfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "informal: occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series",
      "word": "hundrasjuttielfter"
    },
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      "lang": "Swedish",
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  "word": "umpteenth"
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