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Definition of Twentieths
1. twentieth [n] - See also: twentieth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twentieths
Literary usage of Twentieths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Boston Journal of Natural History by Boston Society of Natural History (1847)
"It is sixteen-twentieths of an inch in length, six-twentieths in height, ...
The anal arises nineteen-twentieths of an inch from the tip of the upper jaw. ..."
2. Report of the Trial of James H. Peck: Judge of the United States District by James Hawkins Peck, Arthur Joseph Stansbury, United States Congress. Senate (1833)
""That the historical fact, that nineteen twentieths of the titles to lands, in
Upper Louisiana, were not only incomplete, but not conformable to the ..."
3. The Historical Register of the United States by Thomas H. Palmer (1814)
"To sea lieutenants, captains of marines, and sailing roasters, two twentieths;
but where there is a captain, without a lieutenant of marines, these officers ..."
4. Report of the Commissioners Appointed by the Governor Under Authority of a by David Ames Wells (1871)
"... the personal property is now reached ; while the real estate is assessed upon
eleven-twentieths of its value, personal is on less than four-twentieths. ..."
5. The Law Reports, Chancery Appeal Cases: Including Bankruptcy and Lunacy by Great Britain Court of Chancery (1873)
"And the surplus profits above 5 per cent, were made divisible as follows : Henry
Vyse, five twentieths; G: P. Thirkell, four twentieths; Reynolds, ..."
6. Autobiography, a Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever (1829)
"It was on this condition that the edict of the twentieths was passed; for, as to
those of the land-tax and the stamp duty, Brienne was obliged to consent ..."
7. Letters of Thomas Edward Brown: Author of 'Fo'c'sle Yarns' by Thomas Edward Brown (1900)
"Greek is not learned by nineteen- twentieths of our Public School boys. But it
is a baptism into a cult, a faith, not more irrational than other faiths or ..."
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