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ninth
CIDE DICTIONARY
- Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others. [1913 Webster]
- Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster]
ninth, n.
- The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth. [1913 Webster]
- An interval containing an octave and a second. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ninth, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 9 in the sequence 1-9.
2 something occupying this position.
3 each of nine equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning nine consecutive notes in the diatonic scale (e.g. C to D an octave higher). b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the ninth.
--n.
1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 9 in the sequence 1-9.
2 something occupying this position.
3 each of nine equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning nine consecutive notes in the diatonic scale (e.g. C to D an octave higher). b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the ninth.
Derivative
ninthly adv.
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ninth
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