twenty-first

[ twen-tee-furst, twuhn- ]

/ ˈtwɛn tiˈfɜrst, ˈtwʌn- /

next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.

being one of 21 equal parts.

a twenty-first part, especially of one (1/21).

the twenty-first member of a series.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Even the legendary 1980s televisions show Dallas is back on the air, selling its twenty-first century brand of Texas bravado.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Except in the twenty-first, the consequences may be more dire.
We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars|William O’Connor|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Technology that stealthily decimates in the blink of an eye, that is what is what Israel needs in the Twenty-First Century.
Israel Needs Better War Technology|Lloyd Green|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A bar open at three in the afternoon makes you want to organize a parade for the Twenty-first Amendment.
Surviving War Doesn’t Turn All Veterans into Victims, Sometimes it Helps Them Grow|David Morris|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Capital in the Twenty-First Century By Thomas Piketty ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ by Thomas Piketty.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 21, 2014|Thomas Flynn|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This will be found at length in the twenty-first volume of the Congressional Globe.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 6 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
They are dated the twentieth and twenty-first of November, 130.
Roman Women|Alfred Brittain
It will do as a twenty-first birthday present, as I have received no news re Lovat Fraser.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley|Thomas Hope Floyd
To her natural hopefulness Giles's twenty-first birthday was far enough away to allow a great deal of good to come before it.
A Pilgrim Maid|Marion Ames Taggart
Why should a twenty-first description be any more successful?
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce