[twe̱ntiəθ] ♦♦ twentieths
1) ORD The twentieth item in a series is the one that you count as number twenty. ...the twentieth century.
2) FRACTION A twentieth is one of twenty equal parts of something. A few twentieths of a gram can be critical.
twen·ty /ˈtwɛnti/ noun, pl-ties 1[count] : the number 20 2[count] : the 20th in a set or series • item/question twenty 3twenties[plural] a : the numbers ranging from 20 to 29 • Tomorrow the temperature will be in the low twenties. b : a set of years ending in digits ranging from 20 to 29 • She's in her twenties. • the gangsters of the twenties [=of the 1920s] 4[count] aUS : a twenty-dollar bill • All I have is a twenty. bBrit : a twenty-pound note
- twen·ti·eth /ˈtwɛntijəɵ/ noun, pl-eths[count] • What are you doing on the twentieth? [=the twentieth day of the month] • a twentieth of the population
- twentiethadj • their twentieth anniversary
- twentyadj • It was a twenty-hour flight. • twenty days later
- twentypronoun • Only twenty showed up for the review session. • We spent forty dollars and had twenty left.
