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tenth

/tɛnθ/

noun

Meaning

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

  • One of ten equal parts of a whole.

  • 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.

  • (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.

Synonyms

decima,
decim,
decima,
decimate,
tithe,
titheling,
tithing

verb

Meaning

  • To divide by ten, into tenths.

adjective

Meaning

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

  • Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

Synonyms

10th,
X,
Xth,
tithe