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Definition of Tenth
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Tenth
Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others. The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided. The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe. 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. 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. The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty. Related Definitions:
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Tenth Quotations
If all you have to offer is a look that is supposed to be appealing, the you are going to be paid attention to about a tenth as long as you would be if when you speak you are interesting. Julia Roberts I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even my own. Whatever one was going to be was all prepared before that. Katherine Anne Porter Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way. Antoine Rivarol I started getting letters from college in the tenth grade. James Worthy Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers. William Feather |
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Tenth Translations
tenth in Danish is tiende tenth in Dutch is tiende tenth in German is zehnter, zehnte tenth in Latin is decimus tenth in Norwegian is tiende tenth in Swedish is tionde |
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