SINCE 1828
twenty-third
adjectiveDefinition of twenty-third
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 23 in a countable series
the twenty-third day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 23 equal parts into which something is divisible
a twenty-third share of the money
twenty-third
noun
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Definition of twenty-third (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 23 in a countable series
the twenty-third of the month
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 23 : one of 23 equal parts of something
one twenty-third of the total
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