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th

noun

Simple meaning

The fifth day of the week.

Pronunciation

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teeaych

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtiˈeɪtʃ

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

  1. The fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

  2. A Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain.

  3. A communications signal technique in which the transmission time is varied according to a pseudorandom sequence, useful in antijamming, etc.

  4. A row at the top of a table that labels the column underneath.

  5. Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians), epistles to the Christians in ancient Thessaloniki.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Communications

th day

Row

th column

Soft

th element

Other combinations

th centuryth orderth componentth rowth part

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Synonyms

Sense: fifth day of the week

thursday

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