First Known Use: before 12th century
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nineteen
noun nine·teen \nīn-ˈtēn, ˈnīn-ˌ\
: the number 19
Full Definition of NINETEEN
— see number table
— nineteen adjective
— nineteen pronoun, plural in construction
— nine·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun
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Origin of NINETEEN
Middle English nynetene, adjective, from Old English nigontēne, from nigon + -tīene (akin to Old English tīen ten) — more at ten
Rhymes with NINETEEN
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, eighteen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, fifteen, flavine, fluorine, fourteen, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, marine, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, sixteen, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
NINETEENTH Defined for Kids
1nineteen
adjective nine·teen \nīn-ˈtēn, nīnt-\
Definition of NINETEEN for Kids
: being one more than 18
2nineteen
noun
Definition of NINETEEN for Kids
: one more than 18 : 19
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