twenty-first
English
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| Cardinal: twenty-one Ordinal: twenty-first Abbreviated ordinal: 21st Adverbial: twenty-one times Fractional: twenty-first | ||
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]twenty-first (not comparable)
- The ordinal form of the number twenty-one.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
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Noun
[edit]twenty-first (plural twenty-firsts)
- The person or thing in the twenty-first position.
- One of twenty-one equal parts of a whole, usually written 1⁄21.
- (informal) A party to celebrate a twenty-first birthday.
Synonyms
[edit]- (nonstandard, humorous) twenty-oneth
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]ordinal
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portion of a whole
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See also
[edit]- previous: twentieth, next: twenty-second