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twenty-fifth

American  
[twen-tee-fifth, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈfɪfθ, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

  1. next after the twenty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 25.

  2. being one of 25 equal parts.


noun

  1. a twenty-fifth part, especially of one (1/25).

  2. the twenty-fifth member of a series.

Example Sentences

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On the twenty-fifth of each month, the remittance reports arrived on his computer screen, and he scanned them for any upticks in delinquencies.

From Literature

On the twenty-fifth, they captured Fort Douaumont on the heights overlooking Verdun.

From Literature

Arkansas, a slave state, becomes the twenty-fifth state.

From Literature

“Just three months after rejoining UNESCO, the United States has its twenty-fifth site inscribed on the World Heritage List, which illustrates the richness and diversity of the country’s cultural and natural heritage,” she said.

From Seattle Times

She came home in the winter of 1977, a few weeks before her twenty-fifth birthday.

From Literature