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tenth
tenth / ten[unvoicedth]/ • n. constituting number ten in a sequence; 10th: the tenth century | the tenth of September the tenth-floor locker room. ∎ (a tenth/one tenth) each of ten equal parts into which something is or may be divided: a tenth of a second. ∎ the tenth grade of a school. ∎ Mus. an interval or chord spanning an octave and a third in the diatonic scale, or a note separated from another by this interval. DERIVATIVES: tenth·ly adv. |
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"tenth." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tenth." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tenth.html "tenth." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tenth.html |
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tenth see TEN.
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T. F. HOAD. "tenth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tenth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tenth.html T. F. HOAD. "tenth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tenth.html |
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tenth
•amaranth
•nth, tenth
•eighteenth, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, seventeenth, sixteenth, thirteenth, umpteenth
•plinth, synth
•Corinth • labyrinth • jacinth
•absinthe • hyacinth • ninth
•crème de menthe • month
•twelvemonth
•billionth, millionth, trillionth, zillionth
•eleventh, seventh
•thousandth • dozenth
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"tenth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tenth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tenth.html "tenth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tenth.html |
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