TWENTIETH meaning: 1. 20th written as a word 2. one of 20 equal parts of something 3. 20th written as a word. Learn more.

The meaning of TWENTIETH is being number 20 in a countable series. How to use twentieth in a sentence.

2 days ago · twentieth (plural twentieths) A person or thing in the twentieth position. One of twenty equal parts of a whole. quotations

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 twen•ti•eth (twen′ tē ith, twun′ -), adj. next after the nineteenth; being the ordinal number for 20. being one of 20 equal …

twentieth (ˈtwɛntɪɪθ) adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. coming after the nineteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twenty: often written 20th

A twentieth is one of twenty equal parts of something. A few twentieths of a gram can be critical. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Definition of twentieth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Factsheet What does the word twentieth mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word twentieth. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

TWENTIETH definition: next after the nineteenth; being the ordinal number for 20. See examples of twentieth used in a sentence.