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| 1. |
[n]
▶ (yarn) count |
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| 2. |
[suf]
▶ nth place (in a race) ▶ nth position (in a starting lineup) |
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| 3. |
[suf]
{military}
▶ nth rank (in a battle formation) |
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| 4. |
[n]
▶ castle guard |
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| 5. |
[n]
{horse racing}
▶ second-place horse |
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| 4. | A 2021-04-13 07:21:16 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 3. | A* 2021-04-12 23:43:02 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daij, koj https://www.umameshi.com/blog/archives/2434.html |
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| Comments: | Added senses. The "after a number" note probably isn't needed. |
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| Diff: | @@ -20,3 +20,16 @@ -<s_inf>after a number</s_inf> -<gloss>nth place (e.g. in a race)</gloss> -<gloss>nth position (e.g. in a starting lineup)</gloss> +<gloss>nth place (in a race)</gloss> +<gloss>nth position (in a starting lineup)</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&suf;</pos> +<field>&mil;</field> +<gloss>nth rank (in a battle formation)</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>castle guard</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<field>&horse;</field> +<gloss>second-place horse</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2020-09-23 20:24:33 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | nth | ɛnθ | adjective Mathematics denoting an unspecified member of a series of numbers or enumerated items: systematic sampling by taking every nth name from the list. • (in general use) denoting an unspecified item or instance in a series, typically the last or latest in a long series: he had just been booted out of his digs for the nth time. |
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| Comments: | there's no hyphen in "nth degree", etc. |
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| Diff: | @@ -21,2 +21,2 @@ -<gloss>n-th place (e.g. in a race)</gloss> -<gloss>n-th position (e.g. in a starting lineup)</gloss> +<gloss>nth place (e.g. in a race)</gloss> +<gloss>nth position (e.g. in a starting lineup)</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2020-09-23 19:29:41 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I don't think the "in" in "n-th in position" is needed. |
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| Diff: | @@ -20,2 +20 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1166000">一番手・1</xref> -<s_inf>as in 二番手</s_inf> +<s_inf>after a number</s_inf> @@ -23 +22 @@ -<gloss>n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup)</gloss> +<gloss>n-th position (e.g. in a starting lineup)</gloss> |
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