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Meaning of TWENTIETH

Pronunciation:  'twenteeith

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  position 20 in a countable series of things
  2. [adj]  coming next after the nineteenth in position
 
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 Synonyms: 20th, ordinal
 
 See Also: rank

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Twen"ti*eth\, a. [From {Twenty}; cf. AS. twentigo?a.
    See {Twenty}.]
    1. Next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth;
       coming after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty.
    2. Consisting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which
       anything is divided.
    
  2. \Twen"ti*eth\, n.
    1. The next in order after the nineteen; one coming after
       nineteen others.
    2. The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty
       equal parts of one whole.
    
 
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