tenth
/tɛnθ/noun, adjective1 syllable
Tenth means: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts.
Synonyms for tenth13
noun, as in a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
one-tenth, tenth part, ten percent
adjective, as in coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
10th, ordinal
also used for tenth
X, Xth, tithe, decim, decima, decimate, titheling, tithing
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What does tenth mean?3
noun
1
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
2
position ten in a countable series of things
adjective
1
coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Tenth in a sentence
- There are gray, gold, and silver boxes on the tenth floor of the factory.rul
- On the tenth of next month, they'll have been married for twenty years.CK
- On the tenth of next month, they will have been married for twenty years.CC
- First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth... penultimate, last.unknown
- The ring sports three diamonds, each equaling one tenth of a carat.papabear
- The school was ranked tenth out of three hundred high schools statewide.Jesse
- But ... did that tenth child have a different father to the ones before him?Swift
- This song comes down to us from the tenth century.CM
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Forms of tenth
as a noun
- plural
- tenths