CXXX

Meanings

1. 1number

   The Roman numeral that stands for the number 130, written as C (100) followed by XXX (30).

   Grammar: Used as a fixed symbol, not as an ordinary countable noun; it does not take a plural or an article.

   Patterns

   • CXXX (as a numeral)
   • the number CXXX

   On the old clock face, the year was carved as CXXX, meaning 130.

   The manuscript is dated CXXX in the margin, so scholars place it in the early second century.

   She wrote CXXX on the board and asked the class to convert it to ordinary digits: 130.

2. 2number

   Used after a name or title to show that a person is the 130th in a series, especially a pope or monarch.

   Grammar: Comes after the name, like other Roman numerals: 'Pope CXXX' means the 130th pope with that name.

   Patterns

   • Name CXXX
   • the CXXXth

   Historians still debate the policies of Pope CXXX, whose reign lasted only a few months.

   The list of bishops included a CXXX, but the numbering was later corrected.

   If a king were called CXXX, we would say 'the one hundred thirtieth' in speech.

Common combinations

CXXX in Roman numerals

CXXX in Roman numerals is the same as 130 in Arabic numerals.

convert CXXX to digits

Students learned to convert CXXX to digits by adding 100 and 30.

written as CXXX

The number on the monument is written as CXXX, not 130.

CXXX years

The inscription records CXXX years since the city's founding.

Synonyms and how they differ

130

The ordinary digit form; use it in everyday writing, while CXXX is mainly for formal or historical contexts.

one hundred thirty

The spoken form; use it when reading CXXX aloud in a sentence.

Word family

C number

The Roman numeral for 100.

XXX number

The Roman numeral for 30.

CXXXth adjective

The ordinal form, meaning '130th', used before a noun.

Commonly confused: CXXX or CXX? CXXX or CXXXX?

Practice

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Write a sentence using “CXXX”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.

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