ninth

ninth
ninth [nīnth]
adj.
[ME ninthe < OE nigonthe: see NINE & -TH2]
1. preceded by eight others in a series; 9th
2. designating any of the nine equal parts of something
n.
1. the one following the eighth
2. any of the nine equal parts of something; 1/ 9
3. Music
a) an interval in pitch of an octave and a second
b) a tone separated from another by such an interval
c) the combination of two such tones
adv.
in the ninth place, rank, group, etc.
ninthly
adv.

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