TWENTIETH


Meaning of TWENTIETH in English

I. ˈtwentēə̇th, -ntiə̇th, in rapid speech sometimes -wənē- or -ni- adjective

Etymology: Middle English twentithe, from Old English twentigotha, from twentig twenty + -otha -th

1. : being number 20 in a countable series

the twentieth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 20 equal parts into which something is divisible

a twentieth share of the money

II. noun

( -s )

1. : number 20 in a countable series

the twentieth of the month

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 20 : one of 20 equal parts of something

one twentieth of the total

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.