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

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

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

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 …

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.

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

Definition Twentieth refers to the ordinal number that comes after the nineteenth and before the twenty-first.

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