twentieth

American  

[twen-tee-ith, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn ti ɪθ, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

1. next after the nineteenth; being the ordinal number for 20.

2. being one of 20 equal parts.

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noun

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

2. the twentieth member of a series.

ˈtwentieth British  

/ ˈtwɛntɪɪθ /

adjective

1. (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

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noun

1. 1. one of 20 approximately equal parts of something

   2. ( as modifier )

      a twentieth part

2. the fraction that is equal to one divided by 20 ( 1/ 20 )

Etymology

Origin of twentieth

before 900; Middle English twentithe, Old English twentigotha. See twenty, -eth ²

Example Sentences

Before the twentieth century, the names of young, unmarried women rarely appeared in print.

From Literature

“But that’s what happened, and so we’ve lived all our lives in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and so this is where we belong now. It’s what we know. It’s where our families are.”

From Literature

“It’s no more dangerous than the twentieth century,” she argues.

From The Wall Street Journal

The authors attribute this rapid progress to close collaboration among universities, government agencies, and industry, the same mix of partnerships that helped microelectronics mature in the twentieth century.

From Science Daily

Television defined the last half of the twentieth century, outperforming all other mass media combined.

From Los Angeles Times