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to the nth degree

to the nth degree prepositional phrase: as much as possible, to the greatest extent.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) As much as possible, to the greatest extent.
    • Simultaneously stunned and utterly smitten, the Moevitian fell in love with the vision before him that night: a goddess, a new-age angel, an artist in possession of perfect pitch, a two-plus-octave range, and vocal gorgeosities to the nth degree.2000, Judith Fitzgerald, Sarah McLachlan: Building a Mystery, New Millennium edition, Kingston, Ont.: Quarry Music Books, →ISBN, page 49
    • Asnicar said forensic officers were examining the Murray Street house, an operation he said which could take “several days” ... This will be done to the nth degree and we will cover every angle.2014 December 18, The Guardian (US)

to the nth degree meaning in Bengali

to the nth degree in Bengali

যথাসম্ভব, সর্বোচ্চ পর্যায় পর্যন্ত

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Questions about to the nth degree

What does to the nth degree mean?
To the nth degree means as much as possible, to the greatest extent.
What is to the nth degree in Bengali?
To the nth degree in Bengali is যথাসম্ভব, সর্বোচ্চ পর্যায় পর্যন্ত. See To the nth degree meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is to the nth degree?
To the nth degree is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the nth degree in the dictionary

  1. to the max
  2. to the minute
  3. to the moon
  4. to the moon and back
  5. to the nines
  6. to the nth degree
  7. to the point
  8. to the power of
  9. to the prejudice of
  10. to the purpose
  11. to the quick

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Adapted from Wiktionary: to the nth degree (page history and authors); to the nth degree (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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