EIGHTEENTH


Meaning of EIGHTEENTH in English

I. (ˈ)ā(t)|tēn(t)th sometimes (ˈ)ād.|ē- adjective

Etymology: Middle English eightetenthe, eightenthe, adjective & noun, alteration (influenced by eightetene, eightene ) of eightetethe, eightethe, from Old English eahtatēotha, eahtēotha (akin to Old Norse āttjāndi, ātjāndi eighteenth), from eahtatīene, eahtatȳne, eahtatēne eighteen + -otha, -tha -th

1. : being number 18 in a countable series

the eighteenth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 18 equal parts into which something is divisible

an eighteenth share of the money

II. noun

( plural eighteenths -n(t)s, -n(t)ths)

Etymology: Middle English eightetenthe, eightenthe

1. : number 18 in a countable series

the eighteenth of the month

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 18 : one of 18 equal parts of something

one eighteenth of the total

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