twentieth

The word “twentieth” means coming after nineteenth and before twenty-first in a sequence; number 20 in an ordered list. In plain terms, the ordinal number for 20th, or one part out of twenty equal shares.

“Twentieth” is pronounced TWEHN-tee-uhth (/ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ in IPA).

Here is “twentieth” used in a sentence: “This is the twentieth time he's asked the same question.”

Depending on how it is used, “twentieth” can be an adjective and a noun.

The word “twentieth” comes from Old English. From Old English twēntigoþa, built from twenty plus the ordinal ending -th.

“Twentieth” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Twentieth” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: coming after nineteenth and before twenty-first in a sequence; number 20 in an ordered list.

"Twentieth" is written as "20th" in numeral form, using the ordinal suffix "-th." It denotes the position coming after nineteenth and before twenty-first in a sequence.

"Twenty" is a cardinal number used for counting quantity, while "twentieth" is an ordinal number used to describe position or order, such as the twentieth item in a list. "Twentieth" can also refer to one of twenty equal parts of something, a meaning "twenty" does not have.

"Twentieth" is used as a noun to mean one of twenty equal parts of something, similar to how "quarter" means one of four parts. For example, a twentieth of a total could represent five percent of it.