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Princeton's WordNet

  1. umpteenth, umteenth, umptiethadjective

    last in an indefinitely numerous series

Wiktionary

  1. umpteenthnumeral

    Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.

    That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.

Wikipedia

  1. umpteenth

    Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers—inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable. One technical term for such words is "non-numerical vague quantifier". Such words designed to indicate large quantities can be called "indefinite hyperbolic numerals".

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  1. umpteenth

    Umpteenth refers to an indefinitely large or unknown number or quantity, usually used in relation to a series, sequence, or the latest in a line of many. It is often used in a slightly exasperated or irritated tone to convey that something has happened too many times.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of umpteenth in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of umpteenth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of umpteenth in a Sentence

  1. Anne Frank:

    Is discord going to show itself while we are still fighting, is the Jew once again worth less than another? Oh, it is sad, very sad, that once more, for the umpteenth time, the old truth is confirmed: What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews.

  2. Matteo Salvini:

    This is the umpteenth, monstrous conflict of interest of this government.

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