twenty-third

American  

[twen-tee-thurd, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈθɜrd, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

1. next after the twenty-second; being the ordinal number for 23.

2. being one of 23 equal parts.

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noun

1. a twenty-third part, especially of one (1/23).

2. the twenty-third member of a series.

Example Sentences

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twenty-third

Find the twenty-third term of a sequence where the first term is six and the common difference is four.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Bortles currently ranks twenty-third among quarterback with a passer rating of 83.2.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2017

Rangel, contemplating his twenty-third term, didn’t seem to notice.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2014

But the service was a sequel of sorts to a failed effort which dated from several years before he joined Google in 1999, becoming its twenty-third employee.

From Time ● Apr. 1, 2014

Gramps said he followed her like a sick, old dog for twenty-two days, and on the twenty-third day, he marched up to her father and asked if he could marry her.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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