ninth
♦♦ ninth /n'aɪnθ/ (ninths)
1 [ORD]
The ninth item in a series is the one that you count as number nine.
...January the ninth.
...students in the ninth grade.
...ninth century illustrated manuscripts.
2 [FRACTION]
A ninth is one of nine equal parts of something.
In Brussels the dollar rose by a ninth of a cent...
1 [ORD]
The ninth item in a series is the one that you count as number nine.
...January the ninth.
...students in the ninth grade.
...ninth century illustrated manuscripts.
2 [FRACTION]
A ninth is one of nine equal parts of something.
In Brussels the dollar rose by a ninth of a cent...