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We measure very carefully what the positives are and I think it is less than one tenth of one percent, so we are very pleased with the accuracy of our biometric checks and we continue to monitor that.
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Meaning of "tenth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TENTH

Tenthe, from Old English tēotha.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TENTH

tenth  [tɛnθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tenth can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TENTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tenth

Tenth may refer to: ▪ 10th, an ordinal number; as in the item in an order ten places from the beginning, following the ninth and preceding the eleventh ▪ 1/10, a fraction, one part of a unit divided equally into ten parts. It is written 0.1 in decimal notation. ▪ the SI prefix deci- ▪ tithe...

Definition of tenth in the English dictionary

The first definition of tenth in the dictionary is coming after the ninth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of ten: often written 10th. Other definition of tenth is one of 10 approximately equal parts of something. Tenth is also one of 10 equal divisions of a particular measurement, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENTH


nth
ɛnθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENTH

tentation
tentative
tentatively
tentativeness
tented
tented arch
tenter
tenterhook
tenterhooks
tentful
tenth-grader
tenthly
tentie
tentiginous
tentigo
tentless
tentlike
tentmaker
tentorial
tentorium

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENTH

diminished seventh
dozenth
eighteenth
eleventh
fifteenth
fourteenth
greenth
Juneteenth
major seventh
minor seventh
nineteenth
seventeenth
seventh
sixteenth
thirteenth
umpteenth

Synonyms and antonyms of tenth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tenth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENTH

Find out the translation of tenth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tenth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第十
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

décimo
570 millions of speakers

English

tenth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दसवें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العَاشِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

десятый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

décimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দশম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dixième
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesepuluh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zehnter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

十番目の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열 번째의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepuluh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ mười
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பத்தாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहावा भाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

onuncu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziesiąty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

десятий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

al zecelea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δέκατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tiende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tionde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENTH»

The term «tenth» is very widely used and occupies the 14.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tenth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tenth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenth

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10 QUOTES WITH «TENTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tenth.
1
Henry Addington
I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.
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Jeremy Bentham
The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell.
3
Barber Conable
Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. They are among the poorest of the world's poor.
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Today I am announcing that I will not seek a tenth term in the United States Congress this November.
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John Ensign
In 1998 Harry Reid and I had a very close race. It was less than a tenth of a percentage point. We had a reasonable recount. There were a lot of things that I could have pursued at the time, but I just felt that at the time that I should have, you know, conceded the race.
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Walter Gilbert
In 15 years we'll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and those that differ among people. We know only something like a tenth of 1 percent of the sequence at the moment.
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Asa Hutchinson
We measure very carefully what the positives are and I think it is less than one tenth of one percent, so we are very pleased with the accuracy of our biometric checks and we continue to monitor that.
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Jerry B. Jenkins
Books that do a tenth of what Left Behind has done are smashing successes.
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Carolyn Jones
The theater is a kind of international language, and I like it. But I have a practical bent of mind, too. In any other field, I could make only about a tenth as much as I do acting. That's why I want to be a producer. It pays better, and you have more control.
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Bill Lawrence
I believe that 99 percent of successful TV shows change an immense amount from the pilot to the tenth or twelfth episode.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENTH»

Discover the use of tenth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tenth of December
WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders s most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of ...
George Saunders, 2013
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The Tenth Circle: A Novel
Jodi Picoult, the New York Times bestselling author of Vanishing Acts, offers her most powerful chronicle yet of an American family with a story that probes the unbreakable bond between parent and child -- and the dangerous repercussions of ...
Jodi Picoult, 2006
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Eighth, Ninth, Tenth Books of Moses
Contents: Moses In Egypt, Moses and the Mountain, The Miracles of Moses in Pharaohs Court, The Magic of Moses Wrought Across the Red Sea, Moses Supreme Achievement, The Beginnings of Israel, The Biblical Theory, The Modern Theory, The Lost ...
Henri Gamache, 1998
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Imagining the Tenth Dimension: A New Way of Thinking about ...
"A fascinating excursion into the multiverse - clear, elegant, personal, provocative." - (Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Greg Bear.) Read the book whose companion website (tenthdimension.com) has already achieved worldwide popularity.
Rob Bryanton, 2006
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A Tenth of a Second: A History
Revealing the history behind this infinitesimal interval, A Tenth of a Second sheds new light on modernity and illuminates the work of important thinkers of the last two centuries.
Jimena Canales, 2010
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Transcending the Talented Tenth: Black Leaders and American ...
The book is essential reading for all those concerned with the past and the future of African American intellectual life.
Joy James, 1997
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Tenth Legion: Tips, Tactics, and Insights on Turkey Hunting
A classic, humorous look at turkey hunting, which has fast become a cult classic.
Tom Kelly, 2005
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Living in the Tenth Century: Mentalities and Social Orders
He writes this hoping we, on the eve of the third millennium, will take time also to look at who we are and at our world. . . . This engaging book lucidly carries the reader through an amazing amount of material.
Heinrich Fichtenau, 1993
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Tenth Man Down
A non-stop, action-packed Geordie Sharp novel, from the multi-bestselling master of the military thriller.
Chris Ryan, 2003
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The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense
Welcome to the carnival of nonsense - where hankies turn into mischievous cats, a messiah is born with her feet in her mouth, you can fave hun by socking on the ree-raw and your favourite corn cakes are made of - are you sure you want to ...
Michael Heyman, Sumanyu Satpathy, Anushka Ravishankar, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenth is used in the context of the following news items.
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YouTube marks tenth anniversary
YouTube is marking the tenth anniversary of its website going public today, with the three-man start-up now having billions of users at what is the third most ... «BT.com, May 15»
2
How well do you know David Tennant's Tenth Doctor?
Christopher Eccleston's Doctor may have been the one who got Doctor Who back on its modern feet, but it was David Tennant's tenth incarnation that got it ... «Radio Times, Mar 15»
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Tenth Life Cat Rescue burglarized
Tenth Life Cat Rescue, located at 3200 Cherokee Street, was burglarized sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Executive director Elizabeth Frick said it ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
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The Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors are set for a team-up (in …
Titan Comics revealed today that, in August, their current Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, and Twelfth Doctor comics series will stop to make way for a five-part ... «Blastr, Feb 15»
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Tenth Avenue North Releases Music Video with Important Social …
With over a million albums sold, Tenth Avenue North has successfully rocked the music world. Their latest album, Cathedrals recently debuted at #32 on the ... «Parade, Jan 15»
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Tenth Egyptian dies of H5N1 bird flu: Health Ministry
CAIRO A five-year-old Egyptian child died from bird flu on Wednesday, the tenth death from the virus in the country out of 22 identified cases this year, the Health ... «Reuters, Dec 14»
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UNICEF's Snowflake Ball Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary
A decade on, nobody could say that UNICEF's annual Snowflake Ball lacked any trappings of a full-fledged black-tie fundraiser befitting the grandiosity of ... «Vogue.com, Dec 14»
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SHoP Joins the Hudson Yards Party With Tenth Avenue Tower
Developer Frank McCourt selected the firm to design his $3 billion, 730,000-square-foot mixed-use tower at 360 Tenth Avenue. The Real Deal also reports that ... «Curbed NY, Sep 14»
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'Doctor Who: New Adventures' #1 comic reviews
Check out our reviews of the new Titan Comics Doctor Who adventures with the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors! Doctor Who's eighth series is still a month away, ... «Hypable, Jul 14»
10
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #1 (Titan Comics) review
The new Doctor Who comic series from Titan sends the Tenth Doctor back to New York City. The story, titled "Revolutions of Terror," takes place after series 4 ... «Den of Geek, Jul 14»

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