tenth

/tɛnθ/
/tɛnθ/
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Other forms: tenths

Definitions of tenth
  1. noun
    position ten in a countable series of things
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    type of:
    rank
    relative status
  2. noun
    a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
    synonyms: one-tenth, ten percent, tenth part
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    type of:
    common fraction, simple fraction
    the quotient of two integers
  3. adjective
    coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
    synonyms: 10th
    ordinal
    being or denoting a numerical order in a series
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