Twentieth

/ˈtwɛntiəθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the person or thing in the twentieth position.

She finished in twentieth place in the race.

one part in a group of twenty.

If you divide the cake into twenty pieces, each piece is a twentieth of the whole.

adjective

constituting number twenty in a sequence; 20th.

The twentieth century marked significant technological advancements.

being one of twenty equal parts.

He received a twentieth share of the inheritance.

Derived from the word 'twenty' with the ordinal suffix '-eth'.

twentieth century

The period from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000.

twentieth wedding anniversary

The celebration of 20 years of marriage.

twenty

The number that comes after nineteen and before twenty-one.

twentiethly

In the manner of twentieth; ordinally in the twentieth position.

Referring casually to something in the 20th position or occurrence.

He's the twentieth to finish the race, but he did great!

Used to indicate modernity or the contemporary period.

That style is so twentieth; it's all about minimalism now.