nineteenth

/'nain'ti:nθ/

Thân thiện

The nineteenth contestant receives a large trophy.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Coming next after the eighteenth in position: Used to describe the item in a sequence that follows the eighteenth item. It indicates the ordinal number 19.
   • Constituting one of nineteen equal parts into which something is divided: Used to describe a fraction equal to one part of nineteen.

2. Noun:

   • Position 19 in a countable series of things: The rank or place number nineteen.
   • One of nineteen equal parts of something: A fraction where the whole is divided into nineteen equal parts.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She finished in nineteenth place in the marathon.
  • Approximately a nineteenth of the total budget was allocated to research.

• Noun:

  • His birthday is on the nineteenth of May.
  • Each heir received a nineteenth of the estate.

Advanced Usage

• "The nineteenth century": Refers to the period from January 1, 1801, to December 31, 1900. Often used in historical and cultural contexts.

  • Novels from the nineteenth century often explore themes of social class.

• "Nineteenth hole": (Golf, informal) A humorous term for the bar or clubhouse, referring to the place players go after completing the standard 18 holes on a golf course.

  • After the round, they all headed to the nineteenth hole for a drink.

Variants and Related Words

• Nineteen (cardinal number, noun/adjective): The number equivalent to the sum of ten and nine; 19.

  • There were nineteen students in the class.

• Nineteens (noun, plural): The numbers nineteen or the years of age ending in nineteen.

  • She is in her nineteens. (i.e., she is aged 19-19)

Synonyms

• 19th (adj/n): The abbreviated form.
• Ordinal nineteen (adj): A formal descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• To the nineteenth power (Mathematics): Refers to a number raised to the exponent 19.
  • The calculation involved raising the variable to the nineteenth power.

Idioms

• Talk nineteen to the dozen: (British English idiom) To talk very rapidly and incessantly.
  • Whenever she gets excited, she talks nineteen to the dozen.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. coming next after the eighteenth in position

Noun

1. position 19 in a countable series of things

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 19th