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nineteen

ni·ne·teen

UK/ˈnaɪntiːn/ US/ˈnaɪnˌtin/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

being one more than eighteen

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noun

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the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

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From Middle English nyntene, nynetene, from Old English niġontīene, niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Cognate with Dutch negentien, Low German negenteihn, Hunsrik neinzen, German neunzehn, Danish nitten. Equivalent to nine + -teen

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