ninth

Meanings

• Adjective, Noun

  The position or number following eighth.

  - "He is the ninth child in his family."
  - "The ninth planet from the sun is Neptune."

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Pronunciation

1. /naɪnθ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

9th , IX , IXth

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ninth
wreath , breath , death , reath

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Variants

List of all variants of ninth that leads to same result
9th , ninth , ninths , ninth cranial nerve , ninth cranial nerves

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Etymology

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Old English níwan, meaning 'new' which eventually came to mean 'ninth'.

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Trivia

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1. The ninth letter in the English alphabet is 'I'.

2. The ninth prime number is 19.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ninth month: September in the modern Gregorian calendar, but originally the ninth month of the Roman calendar.

2. Ninth hour: Three in the afternoon, originally the ninth hour of the day in ancient Rome, which was based on a 12-hour day.

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Culture

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In music, the ninth chord is a four-note chord built on the ninth scale degree of a major or minor key.

How to Memorize "ninth"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a line with eight dots, and the ninth dot at the end.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number nine with the number in your hand when counting.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Nine is a guy's name, I like pie' to remember that nine is the ninth letter in the alphabet.

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