nine|teenth

nine|teenth
nine|teenth «NYN TEENTH», adjective, noun.
–adj.
next after the 18th; last in a series of 19: »

the nineteenth day in a row without rain.

–n.
1. the ne after the 18th; last in a series of 19: »

That piece of gum will be your nineteenth.

2. one of 19 equal parts: »

There wasn't much to go round after we cut the birthday cake; each person had only a nineteenth.


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  • teenth — june·teenth; ump·teenth; eigh·teenth; fif·teenth; four·teenth; nine·teenth; sev·en·teenth; six·teenth; thir·teenth; um·teenth; …   English syllables

  • nine — ac·o·nine; ac·ti·nine; ad·e·nine; al·a·nine; al·sto·nine; an·to·nine; ap·en·nine; ap·o·cy·a·nine; ar·gi·nine; as·i·nine; bul·bo·cap·nine; car·bo·cy·a·nine; chel·i·do·nine; chlo·rog·e·nine; chry·soph·e·nine; cic·o·nine; cin·cho·nine; con·qui·nine; …   English syllables

  • nineteenth — nine·teenth …   English syllables

  • nineteenth — nine•teenth [[t]ˈnaɪnˈtinθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the eighteenth; being the ordinal number for 19 2) being one of 19 equal parts 3) a nineteenth part, esp. of one (1/19) 4) the nineteenth member of a series • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME nyntenthe,… …   From formal English to slang

  • nineteenth — nine|teenth [ ,naın tinθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 19: his nineteenth birthday 2. ) one of 19 equal parts of something: This amount is one nineteenth of the total sum …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nineteenth — nine teenth || ‚naɪn tɪːθ n. number 19 in a series; one part of nineteen equal parts, 1/19 adj. next after the eighteenth; being one of 19 equal parts …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nineteenths — nine teenth || ‚naɪn tɪːθ n. number 19 in a series; one part of nineteen equal parts, 1/19 adj. next after the eighteenth; being one of 19 equal parts …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nineteenth hole — nine′teenth hole′ n. inf inf a place where golfers gather after play to relax • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • Nineteenth — Nine teenth , n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything. [1913 Webster] 2. The next in order after the eighteenth. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) An interval of two octaves and a fifth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nineteenth — Nine teenth , a. [Cf. AS. nigonte[ o][eth]a.] 1. Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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