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24th

24th

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The position that comes after twenty-three in dates or lists
  • adjective
  • /twɛnti fɔrθ/
translation icon : vigésimo cuarto
  • My birthday is on the 24th of March every year.

Examples

  • The 24th of December is Christmas Eve.

  • This is the 24th time she has visited Paris.

  • The artist's 24th novel was published last month.

  • She was born on the 24th.

  • I have an appointment on the 24th of June this year.

  • Her wedding is scheduled for the 24th of April.

  • The deadline for submissions is the 24th of this month.

Synonyms

twenty-fourth
vs24th
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Next in order after number twenty-three in a list

is written as numerals rather than in full words

Surface Forms

24th positive
twenty-fourth positive
twenty fourth positive

Morphology

24th = 24 (transparent) = 24 + th

Standard ordinal formation from the numeral '24' with the productive English ordinal suffix '-th', so meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

24Th is the short way to write twenty-fourth: it is the number 24 plus the ending -th, which shows 'order' or a place in a list. So 24th means 'the position after the 23rd'.