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twentieths

twentieths is the plural of twentieth.

Meaning of twentieth

Noun

twentieth (plural twentieths)

  1. A person or thing in the twentieth position.
  2. One of twenty equal parts of a whole.
    • There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in Rail, number 947, page 57

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Questions about twentieths

What is twentieths the plural of?
Twentieths is the plural of twentieth.

Words near twentieths in the dictionary

  1. Twenterand
  2. twentie
  3. twenties
  4. twentieth
  5. twentiethly
  6. twentieths
  7. twentish
  8. Twents
  9. twenty
  10. twenty bucks is twenty bucks
  11. twenty dollars is twenty dollars

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