TWENTIETH

twentieth, th

(adjective) coming next after the nineteenth in position

twentieth

(noun) position 20 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

twentieth (not comparable)

The ordinal form of the number twenty.

Abbreviations

• 20th, 20th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XX

Noun

twentieth (plural twentieths)

A person or thing in the twentieth position.

One of twenty equal parts of a whole.

Source: Wiktionary


Twen"ti*eth, a. Etym: [From Twenty; cf. AS. twentigo. See Twenty.]

1. Next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty.

2. Consisting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which anything is divided.

Twen"ti*eth, n.

1. The next in order after the nineteen; one coming after nineteen others.

2. The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts of one whole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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