26984 words

tenth

6 definitions • 8 examples
1
10th written as a word:

Examples:

This is his tenth year of working for the company.
the tenth (of) Our next meeting is on the tenth (of April).
be/come tenth The team was/came tenth in the league.
2
one of ten equal parts of something:

Examples:

He receives a tenth of the profits.
3

Examples:

Note that the lower notes form tenths.
The pianist plays an extremely long major tenth.
4
See at ten.
5
(in the position of) the number 10 in a series; 10th:

Examples:

My sister spoke tenth, right after me.
[ C ] It was the tenth of May.
6
A tenth is one of ten equal parts of something.

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