# twentieth

Pronunciation: say "TWEN-tee-uhth" /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/

## Adjective

1. Coming after the nineteenth in a sequence and occupying position number twenty in an order.
   - Simple: Coming right after the nineteenth in a count, in position number twenty.
   - _The twentieth century saw rapid changes in technology and communication._
   - _She finished in twentieth place after a strong push on the final lap._

## Noun

2. Any one of twenty equal portions into which a whole is divided.
   - Simple: One part when something is split into twenty equal pieces.
   - _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._
3. The one occupying position number twenty in a sequence or ranking.
   - Simple: The person or thing that comes number twenty in a row or list.
   - _Among all the runners, he crossed the finish line as the twentieth._
   - _The board approved the twentieth on the agenda before breaking for lunch._

## 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.

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