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Meaning
Adj
●
In Nine:
The
ordinal
form of the number nine.
Noun
●
The person or
thing
in the
ninth
position.
●
One of
nine
equal
parts
of a whole.
●
In Music:
The
compound interval
between any
tone
and the
tone
represented
on the
ninth
degree
of the
staff
above it, as between one of the
scale
and two of the
octave
above; the
octave
of the second,
consisting of
13 or 14
semitones
(called
minor
and major
ninth
).
Verb
●
To
lose
a ninth.
●
To
divide
by nine.
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Origin
ninth
English
-th
English
-th
Middle English (1100-1500)
nine
English
nine
Middle English (1100-1500)
nigon
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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