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twen·ti·eth (twen′tē it̸h, twen′ē-, twun′ē-)
adjective
- preceded by nineteen others in a series; 20th
- designating any of the twenty equal parts of something
Etymology: ME twentithe, new formation for OE twentigotha: see twenty & -th
noun
- the one following the nineteenth
- any of the twenty equal parts of something;
adverb
in the twentieth place, rank, group, etc.
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