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ventunesimo

twenty-first

adjective ven-too-NEH-zee-moh Rare
Numbers & Measures Ordinal Numbers

Usage Note

Ventunesimo is the ordinal for 21st. Italian ordinals from 21st onward are formed by combining the cardinal (ventuno) with the suffix -esimo, dropping the final vowel before the suffix (ventun- + -esimo). Common in phrases like il ventunesimo secolo (the twenty-first century). Abbreviated as 21° (m) or 21ª (f).

Examples

"È il ventunesimo anno di attività."

Natural Translation

It is the twenty-first year of activity.

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