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twenty-seventh

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌtwɛn(t)i ˈsɛvənθ/
  • US, dialectal: /ˌtwʌn(t)i ˈsɛvənθ/
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  • rhymes with -ɛvənθ

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number twenty-seven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the twenty-seventh position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of twenty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

coming next after the twenty-sixth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 27th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From twenty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sewe-en-twintigste — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Crimean Tatar: yigirmi yedinci — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Czech: dvacátý sedmý — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Esperanto: dudek-sepa — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesseitsemäs — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • French: vingt-septième — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Georgian: ოცდამეშვიდე (ocdamešvide) — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • German: siebenundzwanzigste — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Hindi: सत्ताईसवाँ (sattāīsvā̃) — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Hungarian: huszonhetedik — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Italian: ventisettesimo — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Italian: ventisettesima — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Latin: vicesimus septimus — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Malayalam: ഇരുപത്തേഴാം (irupattēḻāṁ) — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Malayalam: ഇരുപത്തിയേഴാം (irupattiyēḻāṁ) — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Navajo: naadįįtsostsʼid góneʼ — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Polish: dwudziesty siódmy — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Portuguese: vigésimo sétimo — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Romanian: douăzeci și șaptelea — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Romanian: douăzeci și șaptea — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Russian: два́дцать седьмо́й (dvádcatʹ sedʹmój) — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Serbo-Croatian: dvadesetsedmi — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Spanish: vigesimoséptimo — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Swedish: tjugosjunde — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Turkish: yirmi yedinci — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Ukrainian: два́дцять сьо́мий (dvádcjatʹ sʹómyj) — ordinal for of twenty-seven
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesseitsemäs — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • French: vingt-septième — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • German: siebenundzwanzigste — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Hindi: सत्ताईसवाँ (sattāīsvā̃) — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Hungarian: huszonhetedik — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Italian: ventisettesimo — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Italian: ventisettesima — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Portuguese: vigésimo sétimo — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Spanish: vigésimo séptimo — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Turkish: yirmi yedinci — person or thing in the twenty-seventh position
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmenesseitsemäsosa — one of twenty-seven parts
  • French: vingt-septième — one of twenty-seven parts
  • Georgian: ოცდამეშვიდედი (ocdamešvidedi) — one of twenty-seven parts
  • German: siebenundzwanzigste — one of twenty-seven parts
  • Hindi: सत्ताईसवाँ (sattāīsvā̃) — one of twenty-seven parts
  • Hungarian: huszonheted — one of twenty-seven parts
  • Italian: ventisettesimo — one of twenty-seven parts
  • Portuguese: vinte e sete avos — one of twenty-seven parts
  • Spanish: vigésimo séptimo — one of twenty-seven parts
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