ninth
/nainθ/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position: Used to describe something in the ordinal position number nine in a sequence.
Noun:
- One part in nine equal parts: A fraction equal to one of nine equal parts of a whole.
- Position nine in a countable series of things: The item, person, or element occupying the number nine spot in an ordered list.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- She finished in ninth place in the race.
- We are celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary.
Noun (Fraction):
- Approximately one ninth of the population was affected.
- Cut the pie into ninths so everyone gets an equal share.
Noun (Ordinal Position):
- The ninth of the month is a public holiday.
- He was the ninth to arrive at the meeting.
Advanced Usage
"The ninth inning": In baseball, the final regular inning of a standard game.
- The home team scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
"A ninth chord": In music, a chord that includes the interval of a ninth above the root.
- The jazz piece featured a complex progression with a dominant ninth chord.
Variants and Related Words
- Ninthly (adverb): Used to introduce the ninth point in a list.
- Ninthly, we must consider the long-term environmental impact.
Synonyms
- 9th (adj, n): The numeric or symbolic representation.
- Penultimate before the tenth (adj): A descriptive phrase for the position.
Related Phrases
- "On cloud nine": An idiom meaning to be extremely happy or euphoric. (Note: This idiom uses the cardinal number "nine," not the ordinal "ninth," but is a common phrase associated with the number).
- After receiving the promotion, she was on cloud nine.
Adjective
- coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
Noun
- one part in nine equal parts
- position nine in a countable series of things
- going into the ninth they were a run ahead