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1. ō̆n num.

408 quotations in 9 senses
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As noun [remaining uses are adjectival]: (a) the number one, the numerical value of one; also, oneness, unity; (b) a written figure one; (c) the first day of the week or month; on of the clokke, one……

2. ain num.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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One; mani ain, many a one. …

3. sē̆ventīthe num.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Ordinal number as adj.: seventieth. …

4. sixtẹ̄nthe num.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: sixteenth; (b) ordinal number as noun: the sixteenth year, article, etc.; (c) in compound number. …

5. twentī̆eth num.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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Ordinal number as adj.: (a) twentieth; twentieth dai, the twentieth day; also, used adverbially: on the twentieth day; (b) in combs.: twentieth som, a party of twenty [cp. twentisome n.]; the……

6. twentī num.

114 quotations in 6 senses
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Cardinal number as adj.: twenty; also, ?of or pertaining to the number twenty [quot. ?c1475]; twenti and mo, over twenty (hunting dogs), a large number of. …

7. sē̆venth(e num.

Additional spellings: seventhe
57 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Ordinal number as adj.: seventh; (b) in combs. & phrases: seventh dai, a commemorative service performed seven days after a person's death; in-to the seventh folde, seven times as much; the……

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