eighteenth
Definition
Adjective:
- Coming next after the seventeenth in position: Used to describe the item in a sequence that follows the seventeenth item.
- Constituting number eighteen in a series: Relating to the number 18 in order.
Noun:
- Position 18 in a countable series of things: The rank or place of the number eighteen.
- One of eighteen equal parts of something: A fraction equal to one divided by eighteen (1/18).
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Her eighteenth birthday is a major milestone. (This describes the birthday that is number 18 in the sequence of her birthdays.)
- We are studying the eighteenth chapter of the book. (This specifies the chapter that comes after the seventeenth.)
Noun:
- He finished in eighteenth place in the race. (This refers to the rank or position number 18.)
- Only an eighteenth of the original population remained. (This uses "eighteenth" to mean one of eighteen equal parts.)
Advanced Usage
"The eighteenth century": Refers to the years from 1701 to 1800 AD.
- The Industrial Revolution began in the eighteenth century.
"Eighteenth hole": In golf, the final hole on a standard course.
- The tournament was decided at the eighteenth hole.
Variants and Related Words
Eighteen (cardinal number): The number 18.
- There are eighteen students in the class.
Eighteenthly (adverb): Used to introduce an eighteenth point in a list (formal/rare).
- Eighteenthly, we must consider the long-term economic impact.
Synonyms
- 18th: The ordinal form, used identically to "eighteenth."
- Next after seventeenth: A descriptive synonym for the adjective form.
Related Phrases
- To the eighteenth power (mathematical): Raised to the exponent of 18.
- The equation involves a variable to the eighteenth power.
Idioms
- Sweet eighteenth: A playful variation of "sweet sixteen," marking an 18th birthday.
- They threw her a huge party for her sweet eighteenth.
Adjective
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coming next after the seventeenth in position
Noun
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position 18 in a countable series of things
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