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twentieth Definition

twen·ti·eth (twen′tē it̸h, twen′ē-, twun′ē-)

adjective

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

Etymology: 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.

twentieth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • size: In Africa, Lake Chad is now a twentieth of the size it was in the 1950s, leaving millions potentially without water.

Adjective modifier

  • early: Possibly it was late nineteenth century or early twentieth.

Modifies a noun

  • century: To bring the class in to the twentieth century we were then given writing books.
  • anniversary: We are also delighted to welcome Alasdair Fraser for the twentieth anniversary of Fiddle Week which will take place in August.
  • centurythe: Late twentieth centurythe its roots in a great excuse will love these.
  • text: Classic twentieth century texts can be reread as environmental texts.
  • birthday: Bertie Harvey NEWS FROM ORKNEY VINTAGE CLUB The 23rd of November, 2002, was the twentieth birthday of Orkney Vintage Club.
  • dynasty: Third Intermediate Period After the twentieth dynasty, Egypt must have had problems.
twentieth Quotes

The horrorof theTwentieth Century was the size of each event, and the paucity of its reverberation. 540

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley

Le dix-neuvie'  me sie'  cle est grand, mais le vingtie'  me sera heureux. Thenineteenth century isgreat, butthetwentiethwill be happy.

—Hugo,Victor Marie

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