twentieth
Noun pluraltwentieths
Pluraltwentieths
- 1Coming after the nineteenth in a sequence and occupying position number twenty in an order.
The twentieth century saw rapid changes in technology and communication.
She finished in twentieth place after a strong push on the final lap.
- 2Any one of twenty equal portions into which a whole is divided.
The recipe calls for about a twentieth of a teaspoon of the spice.
After the split, each partner held a twentieth of the company's shares.
- 3The one occupying position number twenty in a sequence or ranking.
Among all the runners, he crossed the finish line as the twentieth.
The board approved the twentieth on the agenda before breaking for lunch.
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Origin
From Middle English twentithe, from Old English twēntigoþa, equivalent to "twenty" plus "-eth". The older form twenteth/twentith later had its unclear twent- part replaced by the clearer twenty-, giving the modern twentieth, much as with thirtieth and fourtieth.