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
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
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
