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nineteenth

[nahyn-teenth]

adjective

next after the eighteenth; being the ordinal number for 19.

being one of 19 equal parts.

noun

a nineteenth part, especially of one (¹/₁₉).

the nineteenth member of a series.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English nyntenthe (see nineteen, -th²); replacing nientethe, Old English nigonteotha; see nine, tithe

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nineteenth (ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ)

—*adj*
1.	(usually prenominal)
	a. coming after the eighteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc, being the ordinal number of nineteen. Often written: 19th
	b. (as noun): the nineteenth was rainy

—n
2.	a. one of 19 approximately equal parts of something
	b. (as modifier): a nineteenth part
3.	the fraction that is equal to one divided by 19 (1/19)

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