twentieth

[twen-tee-ith, twuhn-]

adjective

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

2. being one of 20 equal parts.

noun

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

2. the twentieth member of a series.

ˈtwentieth

/ 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

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of twentieth¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of twentieth¹

from Old English twentigotha

Example Sentences

Benefo watches Autumn struggle against her binds, for perhaps the twentieth time.

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“I can’t believe I’m going to ride in an actual car from the twentieth century!” he said, peeking through Eloise’s windows.

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Because they were often denied the opportunity to receive schooling around the turn of the twentieth century, when Daddy was born, about half of Colored people at that time were unable to read.

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In the second half of the twentieth century, scientists began to realize that human beings could do something similar to themselves.

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For one thing, recessions are no longer anywhere near as frequent as they used to be in the first half, indeed for most of the twentieth century.

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