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nineteenth
[ nahyn-teenth ]
/ ˈnaɪnˈtinθ /
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adjective
next after the eighteenth; being the ordinal number for 19.
being one of 19 equal parts.
noun
a nineteenth part, especially of one (1/19).
the nineteenth member of a series.
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British Dictionary definitions for nineteenth
nineteenth
/ (ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ) /
adjective
(usually prenominal)
- coming after the eighteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc, being the ordinal number of nineteen. Often written: 19th
- (as noun)the nineteenth was rainy
noun
- one of 19 approximately equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a nineteenth part
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 19 (1/19)
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