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

1. ninth(noun)

   position nine in a countable series of things

   "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"

2. one-ninth, ninth(adj)

   one part in nine equal parts

3. ninth, 9th(adj)

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ninth(Noun)

   The person or thing in the ninth position.

2. ninth(Noun)

   One of nine equal parts of a whole.

3. ninth(Adjective)

   The ordinal form of the number nine.

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

1. Ninth(adj)

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

2. Ninth(adj)

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

3. Ninth(noun)

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

4. Ninth(noun)

   an interval containing an octave and a second

5. Ninth(noun)

   a chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added

Origin: [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.

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Brandon Rola:

   Around the ninth, 10th shovel full, I hit a child's boot.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   There are countless circles of hell; believers never penetrate the ninth circle.

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. Sam Patten:

   My name is Sam Patten and I believe I'm the ninth conviction under FARA in American history, or at least post-war history.

5. Johnny Giavotella:

   It was incredible, that's the only way I can describe it, in the ninth inning being down by four with their best pitcher on the mound, their closer.

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