Definitions for ninth
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ninthnoun

   position nine in a countable series of things

   "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"

2. one-ninth, ninthadjective

   one part in nine equal parts

3. ninth, 9thadjective

   coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ninthnoun

   The person or thing in the ninth position.

2. ninthnoun

   One of nine equal parts of a whole.

3. ninthadjective

   The ordinal form of the number nine.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ninthadjective

   following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others

   Etymology: [From Nine; cf. AS. nigoa.]

2. Ninthadjective

   constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided

   Etymology: [From Nine; cf. AS. nigoa.]

3. Ninthnoun

   the quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth

   Etymology: [From Nine; cf. AS. nigoa.]

4. Ninthnoun

   an interval containing an octave and a second

   Etymology: [From Nine; cf. AS. nigoa.]

5. Ninthnoun

   a chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added

   Etymology: [From Nine; cf. AS. nigoa.]

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1. Ninth

   In music, a ninth is a compound interval consisting of an octave plus a second. Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its sonority level is considered less dense.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ninth' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3219

How to pronounce ninth?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ninth in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ninth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ninth in a Sentence

1. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Some statesmen have been tagged as having great 'foresight' in their deliberations and activities. Are there any historical records of outstanding statesmen as possessing 'sight' in the ninth, tenth or double digit degree in their particular category of achievement?

2. Joe Manchin:

   Senators have a constitutional obligation to advice (sic) and consent on a nominee to fill this Supreme Court vacancy and, simply put, we have a responsibility to do our jobs as elected officials, i will vote to confirm him to be the ninth justice on the Supreme Court.

3. Jay Pasachoff:

   Each time is like going to the seventh game of the World Series with the score tied in the ninth inning.

4. Christine Carugati:

   What ninth grader knows what they want and what ninth grader, never mind an adult, isn't easily swayed, thinking somebody wants me. It's very intoxicating for any age but for a child especially, so my counsel was to keep all your options open.

5. Roger Maier:

   Border Protection Agent Lawrence Madrid was the ninth CBP employee arrested, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted this fiscal year on corruption related charges.

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