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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
OTHER WORDS FROM ninth
ninthly, adverbWords nearby ninth
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British Dictionary definitions for ninth
Word Origin for ninth
Old English nigotha; related to Old High German niunto, Old Norse nīundi
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