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twentieth

English

Etymology

From Old English tw?ntigoþa. Equivalent to twenty +? -eth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?tw?nti.??/, [?tw????i.??], /?tw?ni.??/
  • Hyphenation: twen?ti?eth

Adjective

twentieth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number twenty.

Abbreviations

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

Translations

Noun

twentieth (plural twentieths)

  1. A person or thing in the twentieth position.
  2. One of twenty equal parts of a whole.

Translations

twentieth From the web:



nineteenth

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?na?n?ti?n?/
  • Rhymes: -i?n?
  • Hyphenation: nine?teenth

Adjective

nineteenth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

Abbreviations

  • 19th, 19th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XIX

Translations

Noun

nineteenth (plural nineteenths)

  1. The person or thing in the nineteenth position.
  2. One of nineteen equal parts of a whole.

Derived terms

  • Juneteenth
  • nineteenth hole

Translations

See also

  • previous: eighteenth, next: twentieth

nineteenth From the web:

  • what nineteenth century philosophy stressed
  • what nineteenth century movement emphasized
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