NINETEEN


Meaning of NINETEEN in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. one more than eighteen, nine more than ten.

2 the symbol for this (19, xix, XIX).

3 a size etc. denoted by nineteen.

--adj. that amount to nineteen.

Phrases and idioms:

talk nineteen to the dozen see DOZEN.

Derivatives:

nineteenth adj. & n.

Etymology: OE nigontyne

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.