twentieths
SayTWEN-tee-uhths/ˈtwɛn.ti.əθs/
- 1Plural of twentieth.
The machinist worked in twentieths of an inch for the finer cuts.
Three twentieths of the budget went toward maintenance and repairs.
Note
Only the noun takes the plural. The ordinal adjective (the twentieth floor) never adds an -s. Most often the plural counts fractions, with a number in front (three twentieths of the budget). It can also gather people or things that each hold twentieth place, such as several runners finishing twentieth in different races.
twentieths is a form of twentieth
twentieth, noun: Any one of twenty equal portions into which a whole is divided. Full entry
- Forms
- twentiethtwentieths plural
- Spelling
- twentieth → twentieths: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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