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She finished in ninth place.
What does Ninth mean?
Ninth means number nine in order.
Dictionary definition
In position number nine in a sequence.
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The ninth chapter was the shortest.
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An ordinal number like ninth shows position rather than amount.
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What does ninth mean?
In position number nine in a sequence.
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Number Nine In Order is close in meaning to ninth.
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Partadjective, noun.
MeaningNinth means number nine in order.
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Synonyms
Words like Ninth
number nine in orderUse for the ordinal meaning.
9thUse for the abbreviated ordinal form.
Antonyms
Opposite words
firstUse for position number one.
lastUse for the final position in a sequence.
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Ninth word family
Base word
ninth
noun
ninths
More than one ninth, especially parts of a whole.
noun
nine
The base number form.
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Ninth means number nine in order.
Common mix-up
Ninth is not the same as first. Ninth means ninth means number nine in order.
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