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tenth

UK/tɛnθ/ US/tʰɛn̪θ/ fairly common uk
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position

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noun

1.

a tenth part; one part in ten

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Origin

From Middle English tenth, tenthe. Old English had tēoþa (origin of Modern English tithe), but the force of analogy to the cardinal number "ten" caused Middle English speakers to recreate the regular ordinal and re-insert the nasal consonant. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tehundô. Equivalent to ten (numeral) + -th (suffix forming ordinals).

Phrases

  • submerged tenth
  • tenth cranial nerve
  • tenth grade
  • tenth grader

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