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twentieth

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twen·ti·eth  (twnt-th, twn-)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 20 in a series.
2. One of 20 equal parts.

twenti·eth adv. & adj.

twentieth [ˈtwɛntɪɪθ]
adj
(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)
a.  coming after the nineteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc.; being the ordinal number of twenty: often written 20th
b.  (as noun) he left on the twentieth
n
1. (Mathematics)
a.  one of 20 approximately equal parts of something
b.  (as modifier) a twentieth part
2. (Mathematics) the fraction that is equal to one divided by 20 (1/20)
[from Old English twentigotha]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.twentieth - position 20 in a countable series of thingstwentieth - position 20 in a countable series of things
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.1.twentieth - coming next after the nineteenth in positiontwentieth - coming next after the nineteenth in position
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
twentieth [ˈtwentɪɪθ]
A. ADJvigésimo
B. N (in series) → vigésimo/a m/f; (= fraction) → veintésimo m
see fifth for usage

twentieth [ˈtwɛntiəθ]
adj
(in order, series)vingtième
the twentieth time → la vingtième fois
(date) the twentieth of May → le vingt mai
n (= fraction) → vingtième m

twentieth
adjzwanzigste(r, s); a twentieth partein Zwanzigstel nt
n (in series) → Zwanzigste(r, s); (= fraction)Zwanzigstel nt ? also sixth

twentieth [ˈtwɛntɪɪθ]
1. adjventesimo/a
2. n (in series) → ventesimo/a; (fraction) → ventesimo
for usage see fifth

twentieth العشرون dvacátý tyvende zwanzigster εικοστός vigésimo kahdeskymmenes vingtième dvadeseti ventesimo 二十番目の 스무 번째의 twintigste tjuende dwudziesty vigésimo двадцатый tjugonde ลำดับที่ยี่สิบ yirminci thứ hai mươi 第二十的


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In the highest army circles from midday on the nineteenth, a great, excitedly bustling activity began which lasted till the morning of the twentieth, when the memorable battle of Austerlitz was fought.
At the time that the projectile was as high as the tenth parallel, north latitude, it seemed rigidly to follow the twentieth degree, east longitude.
Ever since, by his beloved brother's deathbed, Levin had first glanced into the questions of life and death in the light of these new convictions, as he called them, which had during the period from his twentieth to his thirty-fourth year imperceptibly replaced his childish and youthful beliefs--he had been stricken with horror, not so much of death, as of life, without any knowledge of whence, and why, and how, and what it was.
 
 
 
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