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Definition of Twenty-fourth
1. Adjective. Coming next after the twenty-third in position.
Definition of Twenty-fourth
1. Adjective. The ordinal form of the number twenty-four. ¹
2. Noun. The person or thing in the twenty-fourth position. ¹
3. Noun. One of twenty-four equal parts of a whole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twenty-fourth
Literary usage of Twenty-fourth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1868)
"For pay of two teachers, under the direction of the President, per third article
treaty twenty-fourth September, eighteen hundred and fifty- seven, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"But, since no extra day could be inserted in February, 1700, the twenty-fourth
and twenty-fifth of this month had to be treated as the sixth day of the moon ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"... in being unexpectedly called to take charge of the unwieldy and extremely
miscellaneous train. On the morning of the twenty-fourth, the expedition ..."
4. The Congressional Globe by United States Congress, Francis Preston Blair, John Cook Rives, George A. Bailey, Franklin Rives (1857)
"For permanent annuity in money, per fourth article treaty twenty-fourth ...
shop, per eighth article treaty twenty-fourth Jsi uary, eighteen hundred and ..."
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