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Meaning of 'ninth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ninth [ a.]
- Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.
- Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided.
2 . Ninth [ n.]
- The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth.
- An interval containing an octave and a second.
- A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.

Meaning of 'ninth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ninth [ n]
Meaning (1):
- position nine in a countable series of things
Example in sentence:
  • going into the ninth they were a run ahead

Nearby Words:

nin nincompoop nine nine-bark nine-eyes nine-killer ninefold nineholes ninepence ninepences

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