Nineteen
[nahyn-teen] /ˈnaɪnˈtin/
noun
1.
a cardinal number, ten plus nine.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to nineteen in number.
Idioms
5.
talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk very rapidly or vehemently:
Whenever I’m excited I talk nineteen to the dozen.
/ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/
noun
1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and nine and is a prime number See also number (sense 1)
2.
a numeral, 19, XIX, etc, representing this number
3.
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 19 units
4.
talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk incessantly
determiner
5.
n.
late Old English nigontene (Anglian), nigontyne (West Saxon); see nine + -teen.
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