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twenty-first

twen·ty-first
T t

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [twen-tee, twuhn- furst]
    • /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- fɜrst/
    • /ˈtwenti fɜːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twen-tee, twuhn- furst]
    • /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- fɜrst/

Definitions of twenty-first word

  • adjective twenty-first next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21. 1
  • adjective twenty-first being one of 21 equal parts. 1
  • noun twenty-first a twenty-first part, especially of one (1/21). 1
  • noun twenty-first the twenty-first member of a series. 1
  • adjective twenty-first item, person: 21st in series, list 1
  • noun twenty-first 21st item, person in series, list 1
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Parts of speech for Twenty-first

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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twenty-first popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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  • twenty-first amendment

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