eighteenth
[ ey-teenth ]
/ ˈeɪˈtinθ /
adjective
next after the seventeenth; being the ordinal number for 18.
being one of 18 equal parts.
noun
an eighteenth part, especially of one (1/18).
the eighteenth member of a series.
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eighteenth
/ (ˈeɪˈtiːnθ) /
adjective
(usually prenominal)
- coming after the seventeenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eighteen: often written 18th
- (as noun)come on the eighteenth
noun
- one of 18 approximately equal parts of something
- (as modifier)an eighteenth part
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 18 (1/18)
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