twenty-third

ADJECTIVE

[/ˈtwenti θɜːrd/]

coming after the twenty-second in position; 23rd

💡 Concept

a determined runner in bright athletic gear crosses the finish line with arms raised in celebration. The race official holds up a clipboard and points to mark the runner's finishing position. The runner has just completed a long race and is the twenty-third person to cross the line. Several other runners who finished before are walking around in the background, cooling down and stretching. Spectators cheer from behind barriers as they witness another successful completion. The race official clearly marks down this specific finishing order on the tracking sheet. someone achieving the twenty-third position in the sequential order of race finishers

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtwenti θɜːrd/

🇬🇧 UK/ˈtwenti θɜːd/

🌳Etymology

Roottwenty

Suffix-third

🎵Rhyme

firstworstthirstburst

first

worst

thirst

burst

🔗Collocations

twenty-third birthday

twenty-third floor

twenty-third place

twenty-third century

twenty-third day

twenty-third time

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I can't believe I'm living on the twenty-third floor - the elevator ride feels like a mini vacation!”

“It's the twenty-third time you've asked me that question today.”

😄 Fun example

“My twenty-third attempt at making pancakes finally succeeded - only burned the kitchen twice this time!”

“The twenty-third page of the book contains the most important information.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

23rdtwenty-third23번째

Antonyms

firstlastfinal

twenty-secondtwenty-fourthtwentieththirtiethordinal numbers

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twenty-third — coming after the twenty-second in position; 23rd

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