Twentieth

usgb/ˈtwentiəθ/
adjective

Something that is number 20 in a series or list.

This is the twentieth cookie I've baked today.
Visual representation of "twentieth" - Something that is number 20 in a series or list.

Often appears as...

  • twentieth century
  • twentieth anniversary
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Ordinal Usage

Used to describe the order of something in a list, specifically the position after nineteenth.

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Samantha was the twentieth person to cross the finish line.
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Historical Context

Often used to refer to historical centuries, helps to place events in a time period.

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The telephone was invented in the twentieth century.
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Anniversary Significance

Marks the importance of a 20th recurring event or the passage of 19 complete years.

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They celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary last June.
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