Definitions for tenth
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. one-tenth, tenth, tenth part, ten percentnoun

   a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

2. tenthadjective

   position ten in a countable series of things

3. tenth, 10thadjective

   coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tenthnoun

   The person or thing in the tenth position.

2. tenthnoun

   One of ten equal parts of a whole.

3. tenthadjective

   The ordinal form of the number ten.

4. Etymology: From. Old English had teoþa (origin of Modern English tithe), but the force of analogy to the cardinal number "ten" caused Middle English speakers to recreate the regular ordinal and re-insert the nasal consonant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tenthadjective

   First after the ninth; ordinal of ten.

   Etymology: teowa , Saxon.

   It may be thought the less strange if others cannot do as much at the tenth or twentieth trial, as we did after much practice. Boyle.

2. Tenthnoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. The tenth part.

   Of all the horses,
   The treasure in the field atchiev’d, and city,
   We render you the tenth. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   By decimation and a tithed death,
   If thy revenges hunger for that food
   Which nature loaths, take thou the destin’d tenth. William Shakespeare.

   To purchase but the tenth of all their store,
   Would make the mighty Persian monarch poor. Dryden.

   Suppose half an ounce of silver now worth a bushel of wheat; but should there be next year a scarcity, five ounces of silver would purchase but one bushel: so that money would be then nine tenths less worth in respect of food. John Locke.

   2. Tithe.

   With cheerful heart
   The tenth of thy increase bestow, and own
   Heav’n’s bounteous goodness, that will sure repay
   Thy grateful duty. Philips.

   3.Tenths are that yearly portion or tribute which all livings ecclesiastical yield to the king. The bishop of Rome pretended right to this revenue by example of the high priest of the Jews, who had tenths from the Levites, till by Henry the eighth they were annexed perpetually to the crown. John Cowell

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tenth

   The tenth refers to each of ten equal parts into which something is or may be divided. It is often expressed as the fraction 1/10 or the decimal 0.1. In broader contexts, it may also mean the position in a sequence or ordered list corresponding to that particular number.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Tenthadjective

   next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others

2. Tenthadjective

   constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided

3. Tenthnoun

   the next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others

4. Tenthnoun

   the quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided

5. Tenthnoun

   the tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe

6. Tenthnoun

   the interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third

7. Tenthnoun

   a temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject

8. Tenthnoun

   the tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tenth

   tenth, adj. the last of ten: next in order after the ninth.—n. one of ten equal parts.—adv. Tenth′ly, in the tenth place.

Matched Categories

1. • Common Fraction

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tenth' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2804

How to pronounce tenth?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tenth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tenth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tenth in a Sentence

1. Dow Chemical spokeswoman Rachelle Schikorra:

   We are reviewing our further appellate options, including seeking rehearing by the Tenth Circuit and/or review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

2. Michael Burger:

   This is now, I think, the tenth lawsuit of the sort that has been filed in the United States against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for costs associated with climate change impacts.

3. Daniel Borochoff:

   The head of the American Red Cross receives a $ 600,000 salary, it's a multi-billion dollar charity. They control half of our blood supply, lead disaster provider. You've got this charity [ Southwest Key ], the budget is like a tenth of [ the Red Cross's ] size.

4. Vice President Biden:

   I'm not being a wise guy about the wall and the President, all that, for real, my word, but instead of building more barriers, if it's drugs you're talking about, we can take one tenth of the amount of money we're talking about building the wall and significantly increase the technological capability at legal ports of entry because that's where 95 % of all the stuff is coming through.

5. Andrew Bailey:

   The Second Amendment is what makes the rest of the amendments possible. If the state legislature wants to expand upon the foundational rights codified in the Second Amendment, they have the authority to do that. But SAPA is also about the Tenth Amendment. It’s about federalism and individual liberty, so we will be appealing the court’s ruling.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tenth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tenth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tenth
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenth
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tenth