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tenth

noun verb adjective

The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

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Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
H
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/tɛnθ/ /tɛnθ/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

  2. One of ten equal parts of a whole.

  3. The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.

  4. (in the plural) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject.

verb

  1. To divide by ten, into tenths.

adjective

  1. The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.

  2. Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

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