19th

Thân thiện

The library's 19th-century collection is housed in a special wing.

Definition

Adjective - Coming next after the eighteenth in position: This is the ordinal number form for the number nineteen. It indicates something is in position number 19 in a sequence.

Usage

The word "19th" is used to describe the position of an item, event, or person in an ordered series. It is the standard written form for "nineteenth."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She celebrated her 19th birthday last week.
  • The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote.
  • We are studying the 19th century in history class.

Advanced Usage

• "the 19th of the month": A common way to refer to a specific date.
  • The payment is due on the 19th of each month.

Variants and Related Words

• Nineteenth (Adjective): The full word form of "19th." It has the same meaning.
  • He finished in nineteenth place.
• Nineteen (Cardinal Number): The cardinal number (19) that the ordinal "19th" is derived from.
  • There are nineteen students in the class.

Synonyms

• Nineteenth: The direct synonym and full word form.

Notes on Meaning

The word "19th" has a single, specific meaning as an ordinal number. It is not typically used in idioms or phrasal verbs. Its use is strictly to denote position in a sequence.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. coming next after the eighteenth in position

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nineteenth