tenth

English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ten     Ordinal: tenth     Fractional: tenth

Word parts

ten + -th

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /tɛnθ/

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Noun

Singular tenth

Plural tenths

1. (countable) A tenth is one of ten equal parts of a whole.

Adjective

Positive tenth

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (ordinal number) The tenth thing is the one that is number ten (10) in order.

   I finished tenth in the race.

Related words

• ninth
• eleventh