tenth
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- adjective
- /tɛnθ/
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décimo
- The students were enrolled in three sections of a tenth-grade Fitness for Life course.
- tenth grade
- tenth century
- tenth anniversary
You know, our first deployment was with tenth group as they took over C DeSoto AP in Balad.
- You know, our first deployment was with tenth group as they took over C DeSoto AP in Balad.
Examples
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Pearce must beat Stroll to the pit exit line to maintain tenth place.
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This was his tenth trip.
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You know what I got for my tenth birthday?
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In that spring of my tenth year, the whole truth was finally told.
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It's only, like, the tenth time.
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For the tenth time: Karen.
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I'm glad you were my tenth opponent.
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Emily looked out the window toward the barn for the tenth time in an hour.
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Won't tomorrow be the tenth day we've been seeing each other?
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This is the tenth book in the series, and I can't wait to read it.
Synonyms
The position after ninth and before eleventh in order
Compounds
- Specialized
A nerve that helps control heart, breathing, voice, and how the body breaks down food
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Morphology
Etymology
Tenth as an adjective is the same story: it is ten with the order marker -th, meaning 'being number ten' or 'coming after the ninth'. So when we say 'tenth place' or 'tenth day' we are marking that position in the sequence.