10th

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The position after ninth and before eleventh in order

adjective
/tɛnθ/

: décimo

Last November, I celebrated my 10th birthday.

Examples

I'm on the 10th floor.

Civil War (2024)
I don't think I could spell that word till the 10th grade.

Charlotte's Web (2006)
It's moving down 10th Street.

The Fog (1980)
The 10th floor.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
10th grade biology.

Cellular (2004)
He's coming back for his 10th straight year as the reigning Arizona State Swine Champion.

The Last Stand (2013)
Last November, I celebrated my 10th birthday with a big party.
I'm on the 10th floor of the building, which has a great view.
Students in 10th grade have to take biology as part of their curriculum.

Synonyms

tenth

vs10th

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In the position after the ninth in a list

is written with digits and an ordinal suffix instead of letters

Surface Forms

10th positive

tenth positive

Morphology

10th = 10 (transparent) = 10 + th

This is the regular ordinal formation from the numeral '10' with '-th', and its meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

10Th is simply the number ten with the little ending -th, which shows 'order' or 'position'. So 10th means the one that comes after nine, as in 'tenth place' or the 'tenth day'.