twentieth

[twen-tee-ith, twuhn-]

adjective

next after the nineteenth; being the ordinal number for 20.
being one of 20 equal parts.

noun

a twentieth part, especially of one (1/20).
the twentieth member of a series.

Origin of twentieth

before 900; Middle English twentithe, Old English twentigotha. See twenty, -eth²

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Examples from the Web for twentieth

Contemporary Examples

The second lesson is that no one writing before the twentieth century holds a key to our problems.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years
Jedediah Purdy
December 28, 2014
FoxFaith, established in 2006 by Twentieth Century-Fox, flew under the radar for awhile, and died a quick death.
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Lewis Beale
August 3, 2014
Beside the fact that they are two of the greatest draughtsmen of the twentieth century.
The Art World’s New Gang War
Anthony Haden-Guest
May 1, 2014
In 1975, Rüdiger Heim, approaching his twentieth birthday, decided that he had to see his father again.
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Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet
March 24, 2014
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis
The Daily Beast
March 24, 2014

Historical Examples

The twentieth brought a button-hole, and over this the inquest was held.
Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870
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More than any of the others, the Twentieth Century will be democratic.
The Call of the Twentieth Century
David Starr Jordan
The Twentieth Century will have its share in literature and art.
The Call of the Twentieth Century
David Starr Jordan
The Twentieth Century will need its preachers and leaders in religion.
The Call of the Twentieth Century
David Starr Jordan
More than all this, the man in the Twentieth Century needs must be a man of character.
The Call of the Twentieth Century
David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for twentieth

twentieth

adjective

(usually prenominal)
1. coming after the nineteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twenty: often written 20th
2. (as noun)he left on the twentieth

noun

1. one of 20 approximately equal parts of something
2. (as modifier)a twentieth part
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 20 (1/20)

Word Origin

from Old English twentigotha

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Word Origin and History for twentieth

Old English twentigoða; see twenty + -th (1).

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Examples from the Web for twentieth

Contemporary Examples

The second lesson is that no one writing before the twentieth century holds a key to our problems.

FoxFaith, established in 2006 by Twentieth Century-Fox, flew under the radar for awhile, and died a quick death.

Beside the fact that they are two of the greatest draughtsmen of the twentieth century.

In 1975, Rüdiger Heim, approaching his twentieth birthday, decided that he had to see his father again.

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

Historical Examples

The twentieth brought a button-hole, and over this the inquest was held.

More than any of the others, the Twentieth Century will be democratic.

The Twentieth Century will have its share in literature and art.

The Twentieth Century will need its preachers and leaders in religion.

More than all this, the man in the Twentieth Century needs must be a man of character.

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Word Origin

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