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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nine•teen /ˈnaɪnˈtin/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a cardinal number, equal to ten plus nine.
- a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX.
- a set of this many persons or things.
adj. [before a noun] - amounting to 19 in number.
nine•teenth, adj., n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nine•teen (nīn′tēn′),USA pronunciation n. - a cardinal number, ten plus nine.
- a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- Idioms talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk very rapidly or vehemently:Whenever I'm excited I talk nineteen to the dozen.
adj. - amounting to nineteen in number.
- Middle English nintene, Old English nigontȳne. See nine, -teen bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nineteen /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/ n - the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and nine and is a prime number
- a numeral, 19, XIX, etc, representing this number
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 19 units
- talk nineteen to the dozen ⇒ to talk incessantly
determiner - amounting to nineteen: nineteen pictures
- (as pronoun): only nineteen voted
Etymology: Old English nigontīne |