tenth

[Tenth]

Position ten in a countable series of things

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Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.

Noun
a tenth part; one part in ten

Noun
position ten in a countable series of things

Adjective S.
coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position


a.
Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.

a.
Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.

n.
The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others.

n.
The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.

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

n.
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.

n.
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.

n.
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.


Tenth

Tenth , a. [From Ten: cf. OE. tethe, AS. te'a2a. See Ten, and cf. Tithe.] 1. Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others. 2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.

Tenth

Tenth , n. 1. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others. 2. The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided. 3. The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe. Shak. 4. (Mus.) 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. 5. pl. (Eng. Law) (a) 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. (b) (Eccl. Law) 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. Burrill.

Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.

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

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Usage Examples

Anyone who relishes art should love the extraordinary diversity and psychic magic of our art galleries. There's likely more combined square footage for the showing of art on one New York block - West 24th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues - than in all of Amsterdam's or Hamburg's galleries.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.

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