nineteen

nine-teen · numeral

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Definitions

numeral

  1. 1.

    The cardinal number equal to 18 + 1; one more than eighteen; 19.

  2. 2.

    A numeral representing nineteen units.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the nineteenth hole — (golf slang) The bar or clubhouse where golfers drink after a round.
  • •
    talk nineteen to the dozen — To talk very quickly and at length.

Related words

See also: eighteen, nine, nineteenth, twenty

Etymology

From Old English nigontyne, from nigon ("nine") + -tyne (suffix forming numbers from 13 to 19).