twenty-fourth

[ twen-tee-fawrth, -fohrth, twuhn- ]

adjective

1. next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
2. being one of 24 equal parts.

noun

1. a twenty-fourth part, especially of one (1/24).
2. the twenty-fourth member of a series.

Example Sentences

“I represent a group called the Foundation for Atmospheric Research and Monitoring, which was created by a remarkable man named William Maxwell, the twenty-fourth baron of Aisling.”

From Literature

Missouri will join the Union as the twenty-fourth state with slavery permitted in 1821.

From Literature

“Now you’re misquoting the Bible phrase that became the first Morse code message transmitted in the United States on May twenty-fourth, 1844!”

From Literature

At the end of 1666, in the midst of this inspired spell, Newton enjoyed his twenty-fourth birthday.

From Literature

Just before the Feast of St. Matthew, the twenty-fourth of February, I woke one morning unable to rise from my bed, being very ill.

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