Etymology

vigintile

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Today it means: Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into twenty groups of equal frequency. Full definition →

Latin vīgintī
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  1. Latin · derived fromvīgintī“twenty”
  2. English todayvigintile

From Latin vīgintī (“twenty”) + -ilis (adjective-forming suffix), equivalent to viginti- + -ile.

Words from the same roots

Latinvīgintī all →

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