twentieth

/ˈtwɛntiɪθ/
adjective
  1. Coming after the nineteenth in position or order; number 20 in a series.
    • She finished in twentieth place in the race.
    • He celebrated his twentieth birthday with a big party.
    • This is the twentieth anniversary of the company's founding.
noun
  1. One of twenty equal parts of something; the fraction 1/20.
    • He owns a twentieth of the company's shares.
    • She ate a twentieth of the cake, leaving the rest for others.
    • A twentieth of the budget goes to education.
  2. The person or thing in the twentieth position.
    • He was the twentieth to arrive at the meeting.
    • The twentieth of the month is payday.
    • The twentieth on the list was chosen as the winner.
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