twentieth
/ˈtwentiəθ/ordinal number
उच्चारण ट्वेन्टिअथ
बीसवाँ
Basic word
ordinal number
- 1
20th; coming after nineteen others in a series
बीसवाँ
- Radhika celebrated her twentieth birthday with her family.
- the twentieth century
- It was her twentieth appearance for the national team.
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- Our school celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year.
- Many famous scientists lived in the twentieth century.
noun
- 1
[C]
each of twenty equal parts of something
बीसवाँ भाग
- a twentieth of the total amount
- A twentieth of the budget is spent on repairs.
- Each member received a twentieth of the profit.
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- One twentieth of the class was absent today.
◇Word family
twenty number
§Grammar and usage
Usage: as an adjective before a noun, write twentieth-century with a hyphen, as in 'twentieth-century art'.
Usage में noun से पहले adjective के रूप में twentieth-century hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'twentieth-century art'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The twentieth century covers the years 1901 to 2000, not 1900 to 1999.
बीसवीं सदी 1901 से 2000 तक के वर्षों को कहते हैं, 1900 से 1999 तक को नहीं।