The term "26th" refers to the ordinal number that comes after the 25th and before the 27th. It is commonly used to indicate the position of an item in a sequence, such as in a list or ranking. For example, a person who finishes a race in 26th place has completed the event after 25 others. In the context of dates, the 26th can refer to the 26th day of any month. For instance, January 26th is celebrated as Republic Day in India, marking the adoption of the country's constitution in 1950.