Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ordinal number matching the number nine in a series.
- noun One of nine equal parts.
- noun A harmonic or melodic interval of an octave and a second.
- noun The tone at the upper limit of such an interval.
- noun A chord consisting of a root with its third, seventh, and ninth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Next in order or rank after the eighth, or before the tenth: an ordinal numeral: as, the ninth row; the ninth regiment.
- Being one of nine: as, a ninth part.
- noun A ninth part; the quotient of unity divided by nine.
- noun In music, the interval, whether melodic or harmonic, between any tone and a tone one octave and one degree distant from it; also, a tone distant by such an interval from a given tone; a compound second.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth.
- noun An interval containing an octave and a second.
- noun A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.
- adjective Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.
- adjective Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective The
ordinal form of the numbernine . - noun The person or thing in the ninth position.
- noun One of nine equal parts of a whole.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
- noun position nine in a countable series of things
- noun one part in nine equal parts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Always a very passionate player, he allowed his emotions to build to a crescendo Saturday night, and while he still says it was not because of seeing his name ninth in the order, he did say, All the frustration came out.
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The term ninth ward is one that catches peoples ears on cable and internet.
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'' To score four runs in the ninth is a special win. ''
USATODAY.com 2007
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But what happened in the ninth is all part of the game.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Seven of the nine are in Europe, one in the Middle East and, I am proud to say, the ninth is our own Canadian National Exhibition.
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Teammate Rachel Flatt was in ninth, meaning the United States will again have just two women at next year's worlds.
Mao Asada wins skating worlds as Kim nabs silver; Nagasu 7th 2010
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The authors also perceptively assess the intense collaboration between Isabel and Ruben Toledo, her artist-and-illustrator husband of 25 years (they met in ninth grade).
Designers’ Designers 2009
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I was in ninth grade in 1980 and was not the target audience for most of these cartoons.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s — An In-Depth Review » DVDs Worth Watching 2010
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His twin ninth graders go to some of the most selective high schools in the city -- Bronx High School of Science and LaGuardia High School, also known as the "Fame" school.
Beth Fertig: Do Teacher Ratings Matter to Parents? Beth Fertig 2010
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I was in ninth grade that year, when he told my mother that he wanted to shoot pictures of me for a French magazine.
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