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- ninth [naɪnθ]
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1.
adv
ninthly after the eighth person, position, event, etc
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2.
adj
[usually prenominal]
coming after the eighth in counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of nine. Often written: 9th
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3.
sentence connector
ninthly as the ninth point: linking what follows to the previous statement
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4.
adj
(as noun)
- he came on the ninth
- ninth in line
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5.
n
one of nine equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
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6.
n
(as modifier)
- a ninth part
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7.
n
the fraction equal to one divided by nine (1/9)
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8.
n
[music]
an interval of one octave plus a second
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9.
n
one of two notes constituting such an interval
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10.
n
See ninth chord
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11.
sentence connector
[Etymology]
Old English nigotha; related to Old High German niunto, Old Norse n
i undi
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1.
adv
ninthly after the eighth person, position, event, etc
Examples
- the ninth hour
- 钟表上的九点钟 → hour
- The ninth name on the list is yours.
- 名单上第九个是你。 → ninth
- He is coming back on the ninth of May.
- 他五月九号回来。 → ninth
- She currently is the ninth best golfer in the world.
- 她目前是世界排名第九的高尔夫球选手。 → ninth
- My house is the ninth on the right side.
- 我的房子是右边第九幢。
- Give me a ninth of the cake.
- 给我那个蛋糕的九分之一份。 → ninth
- a minor ninth → minor
- he came on the ninth → ninth
- ninth in line → ninth
- a ninth part → ninth
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