American English
/ˈtʰwɛn.ti.ɪθs/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: twentieth
Having the number 20 in a series.
Practice out loudHaving the number 20 in a series.
This is the twentieth page.
She finished twentieth in the race.
the twentieth century · twentieth birthday · twentieth anniversary · twentieth floor
the twentieth + noun
be + twentieth + in + a series
The twentieth day of a month, used when saying or writing a date.
The meeting is on the twentieth of May.
Her birthday is the twentieth.
on the twentieth · the twentieth of May
the twentieth of + month
on + the twentieth of + month
One of twenty equal parts into which something is divided.
One twentieth of the cake is left.
The tax is two twentieths of the total cost.
one twentieth of
one twentieth of + noun
two twentieths of + noun
the years from 1901 to 2000
Television became popular in the twentieth century.
The spelling changes from twenty to twentieth: use twentieth, not twentyth.