twenty-sixth
Americanadjective
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next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
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being one of 26 equal parts.
noun
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twenty-sixths
plural
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a twenty-sixth part, especially of one (1/26).
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the twenty-sixth member of a series.
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The day of the meeting arrived, and we were led into Trump’s office, on the twenty-sixth floor of Trump Tower, by his personal assistant, an elegant woman named Norma Foerderer.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 3, 2019
His corporate offices are on the twenty-sixth floor.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 6, 2016
The Juneau shipping news noted the Infanta’s presence nearby on the twenty-sixth of June.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 13, 2015
Another long-jumper was Timmy Reyes, who bounded from 129th place up to a respectable twenty-sixth.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the twenty-sixth day of the fifteen-day march, the last of the vegetables was consumed.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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