Word of the Day: Zeroth

Can you pronounce zeroth?

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Zeroth adjective 1. Immediately preceding what is regarded as first in a series. "I see you have the first step listed here, but I think we need a zeroth step before that." "Turning the key is the first step to start the car, but buckling your seat belt is the zeroth step." "I make 'take a deep breath" my zeroth task before uttering my first word of a speech." Ads help keep Word Daily free. English, mid-19th century When making a to-do list, you can rank tasks in order of importance: "first," "second," "third," "fourth," etc. But there's actually a number that comes before first, "zeroth." ... Thank you for supporting our advertisers. Do you remember these words?

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