twenty-fourth
[ twen-tee-fawrth, -fohrth, twuhn- ]
/ ˈtwɛn tiˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ, ˈtwʌn- /
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adjective
next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
being one of 24 equal parts.
noun
a twenty-fourth part, especially of one (1/24).
the twenty-fourth member of a series.
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