Nineteenth
[nahyn-teenth] /ˈnaɪnˈtinθ/
adjective
1.
next after the eighteenth; being the ordinal number for 19.
2.
being one of 19 equal parts.
noun
3.
a nineteenth part, especially of one (1/19).
4.
the nineteenth member of a series.
/ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
adjective
1.
(usually prenominal)
noun
2.
3.
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 19 (1/19)
adj.
late 14c., nyntenthe; from nineteen + -th (1); a replacement or modification of nigonteoþa, from Old English nigon-teoða. Nineteenth hole “bar-room in a golf clubhouse” is attested from 1901.
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