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Definition of ninth - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
sequencecoming after the eighth in order
- She finished in ninth place in the race.
2.
fractional partconstituting one of nine equal parts of something
- He inherited a ninth of the estate.
Noun
1.
orderitem in position nine within a sequence
- The ninth on the list is a science-fiction novel.
2.
fractionRare one of nine equal parts of somethingRare
- He owned a ninth of the company shares.
3.
musicTECH. the interval of one octave plus a secondTECH.
- The song features a prominent ninth.
Expressions with ninth
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last chance or final opportunity to succeed
It's the bottom of the ninth for our project.
person or thing in position number 99
He finished as the ninety-ninth in the race.
person or thing in position number sixty-nine
She finished as the sixty-ninth in the marathon.
students in the ninth year of school
The ninth grade went on a field trip.
student in the ninth grade
The ninth grader joined the math club.
ordinal number for position 49 in a sequence
She finished in the forty-ninth place in the race.
located on or related to the ninth floor
The ninth-floor office has a great view.
happening as late as possible eleventh-hour
They made a ninth-inning decision to change the plan.
fraction equal to one part of nine equal parts
He divided the cake into one-ninth shares for each guest.
ordinal number for position 39 in a sequence
She finished in the thirty-ninth place in the race.
chord with a triad, seventh, and ninth
Jazz musicians often play ninth chords for added harmony.
head nerve for taste, swallowing, throat movement, saliva control
The surgeon avoided the ninth cranial nerve during the delicate throat procedure.
being the ordinal number following the twenty-eighth
Her birthday is on the twenty-ninth of May.
Origin of ninth
Old English, nigoða (ninth)
Terms with ninth included in their meaning
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morning time
the start of the ninth hour of the day
sequence
coming after the ninth in order
sequence
position or rank that is ninth in a series
abr: September
the ninth month of the year
abr: September
ninth month of the year
numbers
being the ordinal number after forty-ninth
education level
ninth year of school in many educational systems
astrology
ninth sign of the zodiac from November 22 to December 21
education
the school year after ninth grade
abr: September
ninth month of the year in the calendar
alphabet
ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
abr: September
ninth month of the year in the calendar
abr: September
ninth month of the year
abr: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
federal court covering western US states
numbers
being the ordinal number after seventy-ninth
music
chord with triad, seventh, ninth, and eleventh
medical
ninth cranial nerve controlling throat, tongue, and some salivary glands
Hebrew calendar
month numbered ninth in sacred cycle, third in civil cycle
Himalayan mountain
mountain in the Himalayas, ninth highest globally
ancient Rome
ninth day before the ides in Roman calendar
French calendar
ninth month of the French Republican Calendar
religious dating
Jewish calendar month, ninth in civil year, third in ecclesiastical
calendar
the ninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
alphabet
ninth letter of many Semitic alphabets
Examples of ninth in a sentence
He was the ninth person to arrive at the party. She received a ninth of the total profits. A ninth of the cake was left after the party. He was the ninth to be called for the interview. The ninth in line received a special prize. She received a ninth of the inheritance.
A ninth of the pizza was left. The composer included a ninth in the symphony. He struggled to play the ninth on the piano.
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- French:neuvième, fraction, ...
- German:neunte, Neuntes, ...
- Italian:nono, una nona parte, ...
- Spanish:noveno, nono, ...
- Portuguese:nono, nona parte, ...
- Chinese:第九, 第九项, ...
- Japanese:9番目の, 9番目, ...
- Arabic:تاسِع, التّاسِع, ...
- Hebrew:תְּשִׁיעִי, תְּשִׁיעִית, ...
- Russian:девятый, нона, ...
- Ukrainian:дев'ятий, дев'ятий номер, ...
- Hindi:नौवाँ, क्रम में नौवें स्थान की वस्तु, ...
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