NINETEEN

nineteen, xix

(adjective) being one more than eighteen

nineteen, XIX

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

nineteen

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

Source: Wiktionary


Nine"teen`, a. Etym: [AS. nigont, nigont. See Nine, and Ten.]

Definition: Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than twenty; as, nineteen months.

Nine"teen`, n.

1. The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and nine; nineteen units or objects.

2. A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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