tenth

/tɛnθ/

noun

  1. 1

    The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

  2. 2

    One of ten equal parts of a whole.

  3. 3

    The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.

  4. 4

    (in the plural) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject.

verb

  1. 1

    To divide by ten, into tenths.

adjective

  1. 1

    The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.

  2. 2

    Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

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