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nineteenth
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nineteenth, a. [Cf. AS. nigonteó.].
- Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others. [1913 Webster]
- Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster]
nineteenth, n.
- The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything. [1913 Webster]
- The next in order after the eighteenth. [1913 Webster]
- An interval of two octaves and a fifth. [1913 Webster]
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