ninth

Pluralninths

Formsninths, ninthing, ninthed

1. 1
   adjective

   Coming after the eighth and before the tenth in an order or list.

   She lives on the ninth floor of the building.

   His birthday is on the ninth day of May.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The person or thing in place number nine in a line or order.

   She was the ninth to arrive at the party.

   He was the ninth in the line at the bank that morning.

3. 3
   nouncountable

   One part of something that has been split into nine equal parts.

   Like one slice from a pizza cut into nine equal slices.

   Each of the nine players got a ninth of the prize money.

   Cut the cake into ninths so everyone gets the same amount.

4. 4
   nouncountable

   In music, the distance between one note and another note nine steps higher.

   Like jumping nine steps up a staircase all at once.

   The singer had to jump up a ninth at the end of the song, which was hard.

   On a piano, a ninth is a wide stretch for one hand.

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To divide a number or amount by nine.

   Ninth the total, and each of the nine teams gets an equal share.

   If you ninth ninety, the answer is ten.

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6. 6
   verb

   To lose one of nine equal parts, as when a ninth of an offering is given up.

   A yearling "is ninthed" for Semele on Myconos (LSCG 96.23–24); the victim "is not ninthed" for Heracles Thasios

   2010, Religion and Reconciliation in Greek Cities: The Sacred Laws of Selinus and CyreneHere, ninthed means has a ninth part given up as a payment.

   οὐ[δ̓] ὲνατεὐεται, should be translated “a tithe (offering or fee) is not given (or paid)”, “no tithing” (literally, “a ninth is not given”, “no ninth-ing”, if I may coin such a word).

   1973, Herakles on ThasosHere, ninth-ing means giving up a ninth part as a payment.

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