twentieth

 [twen-tee-ith, twuhn-]  

twen·ti·eth

   [twen-tee-ith, twuhn-]
adjective
1.
next after the nineteenth; being the ordinal number for 20.
2.
being one of 20 equal parts.
noun
3.
a twentieth part, especially of one (1/20).
4.
the twentieth member of a series.

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Twentieth is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English twentithe, Old English twentigotha. See twenty, -eth2
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twentieth (ˈtwɛntɪɪθ)
 
—adj
1.  (usually prenominal)
 a.  coming after the nineteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of twenty: often written 20th
 b.  (as noun): he left on the twentieth
 
—n
2.  a.  one of 20 approximately equal parts of something
 b.  (as modifier): a twentieth part
3.  the fraction that is equal to one divided by 20 (1/20)
 
[from Old English twentigotha]

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