ninth

[ nahynth ]

/ naɪnθ /

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adjective

next after the eighth; being the ordinal number for nine.

being one of nine equal parts.

noun

a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).

the ninth member of a series.

Music.

a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a second.
the interval between such tones.
harmonic combination of such tones.

adverb

in the ninth place.

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Origin of ninth

before 900; Middle English ninthe (see nine, -th²), replacing Middle English niend (Old English nigend), neogethe, nigethe (Old English nigotha); akin to Old Saxon nigutho,Old Norse nīundi,Gothic niunda

OTHER WORDS FROM ninth

ninthly, adverb

Words nearby ninth

ninny, ninnyhammer, niño, ninon, Nintendo, ninth, Ninth Amendment, ninth chord, Ninth Commandment, Ninth Symphony, Ninurta

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How to use ninth in a sentence

Ryser told the board that she once asked her daughter, now a ninth-grader, if the girl felt safe at school.
As school shootings surge, a sixth-grader tucks his dad’s gun in his backpack|John Woodrow Cox, Steven Rich|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
In 2019, the school de-tracked geometry, the math class most ninth-graders take.
Can honors and regular students learn math together? A new approach argues yes.|Laura Meckler|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Wander Suero was perfect in the eighth, but Austin Voth surrendered a solo homer to Omar Narváez in the ninth.
The Nationals’ bats remain absent, and one Max Scherzer miscue yields a fourth straight loss|Gene Wang|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
Eight Liberty players are north of 40 percent from deep, and a ninth, Rebecca Allen, is a skilled perimeter shooter whose shooting percentage is likely to revert to the mean in the coming games.
The New York Liberty Are Shooting Lights Out — And They Could Get Even Better|Howard Megdal|May 26, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

That’s not a bad place to start, a road map for Martinez from the sixth through the ninth, with plenty of mix-and-match options.
Brad Hand’s arrival might end a Nationals tradition: The search for summer relief|Barry Svrluga|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That makes New York the ninth state to require such coverage.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know the verse because Mrs. Bertalan used to have us do it in ninth-grade choir.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe all journeys should be imagined as a single day, short as a trip to the corner or long as a life in its ninth decade.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Oct 13-19, 2014|William Boot|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All of the objects are believed to have been buried between the mid-ninth and 10th centuries.
How To Strike Viking Gold|Lizzie Crocker|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He directed the Ninth Symphony, and played twice himself with orchestral accompaniments.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Methodius and Cyril, who were sent missionaries to the Sclavonians in the ninth century.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Its most important compound is water, of which it forms one-ninth, the other eight-ninths consisting of oxygen.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Now the king sat in the winter house, in the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The cathedral is one of the oldest in England, having been mainly built in the Ninth Century.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

British Dictionary definitions for ninth

ninth

/ (naɪnθ) /

adjective

(usually prenominal)

coming after the eighth in counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of nine. Often written: 9th
(as noun)he came on the ninth; ninth in line

noun

one of nine equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
(as modifier)a ninth part

the fraction equal to one divided by nine (1/9)

music

an interval of one octave plus a second
one of two notes constituting such an interval
See ninth chord

adverb

Also: ninthly after the eighth person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

Also: ninthly as the ninth point: linking what follows to the previous statement

Word Origin for ninth

Old English nigotha; related to Old High German niunto, Old Norse nīundi

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