twenty-sixth
Americanadjective
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next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
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being one of 26 equal parts.
noun
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a twenty-sixth part, especially of one (1/26).
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the twenty-sixth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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The day of the meeting arrived, and we were led into Trump’s office, on the twenty-sixth floor of Trump Tower, by his personal assistant, an elegant woman named Norma Foerderer.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 3, 2019
It was the twenty-sixth film in “The Hazards of Helen” series, and Holmes’s last in the leading role, yet the franchise was far from done.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 26, 2018
The Juneau shipping news noted the Infanta’s presence nearby on the twenty-sixth of June.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015
"Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, do hereby set apart Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of November next, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer."
From Time Magazine Archive
On the twenty-sixth of June, an hour before dawn, Albert makes six ham sandwiches and wraps them in foil.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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