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umpteenth

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ump·teen  (mptn, m-)
adj. Informal
Relatively large but unspecified in number: umpteen reasons; umpteen guests.
[Slang ump(ty), dash in Morse code (of imitative origin) + -teen (as in thirteen).]
umpteenth adj.
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Adj.1.umpteenth - last in an indefinitely numerous seriesumpteenth - last in an indefinitely numerous series
umptieth, umteenth
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
umpteenth [ˈʌmptiːnθ] ADJ → enésimo
for the umpteenth time → por enésima vez
umpteenth [ˌʌmpˈtiːnθ] adj → nième, énième
for the umpteenth time → pour la nième fois
umpteenth
adj (inf) → x-te(r, s); for the umpteenth time → zum x-ten Mal
umpteenth [ˈʌmptiːnθ] adj (fam) → ennesimo/a
for the umpteenth time → per l'ennesima volta
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