tenth

UK: /ˈtɛnθ/ US: /tɛnθ/ ,(tenth)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

tenth /tɛnθ/   adj. 

1. next after ninth;
   being the ordinal number for ten.
2. being one of ten equal parts.

n. [countable]

3. a tenth part, esp. of one (1&sfracdenom;10&sfracend;).
4. the tenth member of a series.

adv. 

5. in the tenth place;
   tenthly.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

tenth  (tenth), adj. 

1. next after ninth;
   being the ordinal number for ten.
2. being one of ten equal parts.

n. 

3. one of ten equal parts, esp. of one (¹⁄₁₀).
4. the member of a series preceding the eleventh and following the ninth.
5. Music and Dance
   • a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a third.
   • the interval between such tones.
   • the harmonic combination of such tones.
6. Mathematics Also called tenth's′ place′. (in decimal notation) the position of the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

adv. 

7. in the tenth place;
   tenthly.

• Middle English tenthe, Old English. See ten, -th², tithe bef. 1150

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tenth / tɛnθ/ adjective

1. (usually prenominal) coming after the ninth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of ten: often written 10th
2. (as noun): see you on the tenth, tenth in line

noun

1. one of 10 approximately equal parts of something
2. (as modifier): a tenth part
3. the fraction equal to one divided by ten ()

adverb

1. Also: tenthly after the ninth person, position, event, etc

Etymology: 12th Century tenthe, from Old English tēotha; see ten, -th²