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twenty-sixth

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

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  • /ˌtwɛnti ˈsɪk(s)θ/
  • /ˌtwɛnti ˈsɪks/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring in position twenty-six; the ordinal form of the number twenty-six.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the twenty-sixth position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of twenty-six equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

coming next after the twenty-fifth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 26th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ses-en-twintigste — ordinal number
  • Crimean Tatar: yigirmi altıncı — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: dudek-sesa — ordinal number
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmeneskuudes — ordinal number
  • French: vingt-sixième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: ოცდამეექვსე (ocdameekvse) — ordinal number
  • German: sechsundzwanzigster — ordinal number
  • Hindi: छब्बीसवाँ (chabbīsvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: huszonhatodik — ordinal number
  • Italian: ventiseiesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: ഇരുപത്താറാം (irupattāṟāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: ഇരുപത്തിയാറാം (irupattiyāṟāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ (orin ningguci) — ordinal number
  • Navajo: naadįįhastą́ą́ góneʼ — ordinal number
  • Polish: dwudziesty szósty — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: vigésimo sexto — ordinal number
  • Romanian: al douăzeci și șaselea — ordinal number
  • Russian: два́дцать шесто́й (dvádcatʹ šestój) — ordinal number
  • Spanish: vigesimosexto — ordinal number
  • Turkish: yirmi altıncı — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: два́дцять шо́стий (dvádcjatʹ šóstyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmeneskuudes — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • French: vingt-sixième — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • German: sechsundzwanzigste — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Hindi: छब्बीसवाँ (chabbīsvā̃) — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Hungarian: huszonhatodik — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Italian: ventiseiesimo — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Italian: ventiseiesima — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Portuguese: vigésimo sexto — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Russian: двадцать шестой (dvadcatʹ šestoj) — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Russian: двадцать шестая (dvadcatʹ šestaja) — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Russian: двадцать шестое (dvadcatʹ šestoje) — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Spanish: vigésimo sexto — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Turkish: yirmi altıncı — the person or thing in the twenty-sixth position
  • Finnish: kahdeskymmeneskuudesosa — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • French: vingt-sixième — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • Georgian: ოცდამეექვსედი (ocdameekvsedi) — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • German: sechsundzwanzigste — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • Hindi: छब्बीसवाँ (chabbīsvā̃) — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: huszonhatod — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • Italian: ventiseiesimo — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • Portuguese: vinte e seis avos — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: vigésimo sexto — one of twenty-six equal parts of a whole