Nineteen

Nineteen
Nineteen Nine"teen`, a. [AS. nigont[=y]ne, nigont[=e]ne. See {Nine}, and {Ten}.] Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than twenty; as, nineteen months. [1913 Webster]

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  • Nineteen — Nine teen , n. 1. The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and nine; nineteen units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nineteen — (n.) late O.E. nigontiene; see NINE (Cf. nine) + TEEN (Cf. teen) …   Etymology dictionary

  • nineteen — ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ one more than eighteen; 19. (Roman numeral: xix or XIX.) DERIVATIVES nineteenth ordinal number …   English terms dictionary

  • nineteen — [nīn′tēn′] adj. [ME nynetene < OE nigontyne: see NINE & TEEN] totaling nine more than ten n. the cardinal number between eighteen and twenty; 19; XIX …   English World dictionary

  • nineteen — nine|teen [ˌnaınˈti:n] number [: Old English; Origin: nigontiene, from nigon nine + tien ten ] 1.) the number 19 ▪ It was nineteen minutes past seven. ▪ I was only nineteen (=19 years old) . 2.) nineteen to the dozen if you talk nineteen to the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nineteen — /nuyn teen /, n. 1. a cardinal number, ten plus nine. 2. a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk very rapidly or vehemently: Whenever I m excited I talk nineteen to… …   Universalium

  • nineteen — /naɪnˈtin / (say nuyn teen), /ˈnaɪntin / (say nuynteen) noun 1. a cardinal number, ten plus nine. 2. a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX. –adjective 3. amounting to nineteen in number. –pronoun 4. nineteen people or things. –phrase 5. talk… …  

  • nineteen — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than eighteen, nine more than ten. 2 the symbol for this (19, xix, XIX). 3 a size etc. denoted by nineteen. adj. that amount to nineteen. Phrases and idioms: talk nineteen to the dozen see DOZEN. Derivatives: nineteenth… …   Useful english dictionary

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