twentieth

(twentē it̸h, twenē-, twunē-)

adjective

  1. preceded by nineteen others in a series; 20th
  2. designating any of the twenty equal parts of something

Origin: ME twentithe, new formation for OE twentigotha: see twenty & -th

noun

  1. the one following the nineteenth
  2. any of the twenty equal parts of something;

adverb

in the twentieth place, rank, group, etc.

See twentieth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The ordinal number matching the number 20 in a series.
  2. One of 20 equal parts.

Related Forms:

  • twenˈti·eth adverb & adj.

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