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nineteenth definition

nine·teenth (-tēnt̸h′)

adjective

  1. preceded by eighteen others in a series; 19th
  2. designating any of the nineteen equal parts of something

Etymology: ME nyntenthe < OE nigonteotha: see nineteen & -th

noun

  1. the one following the eighteenth
  2. any of the nineteen equal parts of something;

adverb

in the nineteenth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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