ordinal numbers

I. sixth¹ /sɪksθ/ BrE AmE adjective
coming after five other things in a series:
her sixth birthday
the sixth century
—sixth pronoun:
Let’s have dinner on the sixth (=the sixth day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sixth

sixth [sixth sixths] ordinal number, noun [sɪksθ] [sɪksθ]

ordinal number

6th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

noun

each of six equal parts of sth

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

sixth / sɪksθ / ordinal number

A2 6th written as a word:

I have to return my library books on the sixth ( of July).

England were/came sixth in the 100 metres.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sixth

[sɪ̱ksθ]
♦♦
sixths
1) ORD The sixth item in a series is the one that you count as number six.
  ...the sixth round of the World Cup.
  ...the sixth of December.
2) FRACTION A sixth is one of six equal parts of something.
  The company yesterday shed a sixth of its workforce.
  ...five-sixths of a mile.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

sixth

²sixth adj : occupying the number six position in a series
• on the sixth day
• the book's sixth edition
• I finished in sixth place in the competition.
- sixth adv
• She finished sixth in the race.
• the nation's sixth largest city

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fourth

fourth [ordinal number]

US

/fɔrθ/

Example:

The fourth month of the year

coming after three other things in a series

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Example:

The fourth month of the year

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fourth

I. fourth¹ /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: feortha, from feower 'four']
coming after three other things in a series:
in the fourth century
her fourth birthday
—fourthly adverb
II. fourth² BrE AmE pronoun
the fourth thing in a series:
the fourth of July

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fourth

fourth [fourth fourths] ordinal number, noun [fɔːθ] [fɔːrθ]

ordinal number

4th There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

noun (especially NAmE) = quarter
Example Bank:
• a fourth of the city population

• one fourth of total sales

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

fourth / fɔːθ / / fɔːrθ / ordinal number

A2 4th written as a word:

My birthday is on the fourth ( of December).

Daniel was/came fourth in the race.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fourth

[fɔ͟ː(r)θ]
♦♦
fourths
1) ORD The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
2) FRACTION A fourth is one of four equal parts of something. [AM]
Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.(in BRIT, use quarter)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

fourth

²fourth adj
1 : occupying the number four position in a series
• on the fourth day
• the book's fourth edition
• her fourth goal of the season
2
- used to refer to one of the forward gears or speeds of a vehicle
• fourth gear
- fourth adv
• She finished fourth in the race.
• the fourth highest mountain

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third

third [ordinal number]

Example:

The third of Mordad

coming after two other things in a series

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Example:

The third of Mordad

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

third

pronoun, adjective, adverb

1 3rd

2 one of three equal parts of something;

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

third

I. third¹ /θɜːd $ θɜːrd/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: thridda, thirdda]
1. coming after two other things in a series:
in the third century
her third birthday
2. third time lucky British English, (the) third time’s the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time
—third pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the third (=the third day of the month).
—thirdly adverb

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

third

third [third thirds] ordinal number, noun [θɜːd] [θɜːrd]

ordinal number
3rd There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.
Word Origin:
Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).

Idiom: third time lucky

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

third / θɜːd / / θɝːd / ordinal number [ S ]

A2 3rd written as a word:

the third road on the right

the third time

"What's the date today?" "It's the third ( of July)."

She was/came third in the competition.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

third

[θɜ͟ː(r)d]
♦♦
thirds
1) ORD The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.
  I sleep on the third floor...
  It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
  He came third in the poll with 149 votes...
  The attack was the third so far this year.
2) FRACTION A third is one of three equal parts of something.
  A third of the cost went into technology and services...
  Only one third get financial help from their fathers...
  He divided their kingdom into thirds.
3) ADV: ADV with cl (not last in cl) You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.
  First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
  Syn:
  thirdly
4) N-COUNT: usu sing A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹third /ˈɵɚd/ adj always used before a noun
1 a : occupying the number three position in a series
• We sat in the third row.
• the third house on the left
• the author's third novel
• C is the third letter in the alphabet.
• That's the third time I've seen him today.
• The office is on the third floor.
b : next to the second in importance or rank
• I won third prize.
• Do you have a third choice?
2 : equal in size, value, amount, etc., to one third of something
• a third share in the profits
• a third pound of cheese
3 : used to refer to the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle
• shift into third gear
the third time is the charm US or Brit third time lucky
- used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful;
- third adv
• She finished third in the race.
• the third highest mountain

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second

second [ordinal number, determiner]

US

/ˈsek.ənd/

UK

/ˈsek.ənd/

Example:

She doesn't like her father's second wife.

the second person, thing, event etc is the one that comes after the first

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She doesn't like her father's second wife.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

adjective, adverb
next after first:
February is the second month of the year.
She came second in the race.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

second

I. sec‧ond¹ S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number
1. the second person, thing, event etc is the one that comes after the first:
the Second World War
the second of August
a second year student
his second wife
Clinton’s second term in office
the second half of the year
the second time in three days
2. the position in a competition or scale that comes after the one that is the best, most successful etc:
She won second prize.
They climbed to second place in the League.
second largest/most successful etc
Africa’s second highest mountain
be second only to something (=used to emphasize that something is nearly the largest, most important etc)
The euro will have a circulation second only to that of the dollar.
3. another example of the same thing, or another in addition to the one you have:
We advertised for a second guitarist.
There was a second reason for his dismissal.
I asked the doctor for a second opinion (=when you ask another person to repeat an examination, test etc for you).
4. every second year/person/thing etc
a) the second, then the fourth, then the sixth year etc:
The nurse comes every second day.
b) used to emphasize that, in a group of similar things, there is too much of one particular thing:
Every second house seemed to be boarded up.
5. be second to none to be the best:
The quality of Britain’s overseas aid programme is second to none.
6. second chance help given to someone who has failed, in the hope that they will succeed this time:
I just want to give these kids a second chance.
7. have second thoughts to start having doubts about a decision you have made:
You’re not having second thoughts, are you?
have second thoughts about
She’d had second thoughts about the whole project.
8. on second thoughts British English, on second thought American English spoken used to say that you have changed your mind about something:
I’ll call her tomorrow – no, on second thought, I’ll try now.
9. not give something a second thought/without a second thought used to say that someone does not think or worry about something:
She dismissed the rumour without a second thought.
10. not give something a second glance/look (also without a second glance/look) to not look at something again, because you have not really noticed it or because it does not seem important:
No one gave the woman in the grey uniform a second glance.
11. be/become second nature (to somebody) something that is second nature to you is something you have done so often that you do it almost without thinking:
Driving becomes second nature after a while.
12. second wind a new feeling of energy after you have been working or exercising very hard, and had thought you were too tired to continue:
He got his second wind and ran on.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

II. sec·ond 1 [second seconds seconded seconding] determiner, ordinal number, adverb, noun, verb [ˈsekənd] [ˈsekənd]

see also second²

determiner, ordinal number
1. happening or coming next after the first in a series of similar things or people; 2nd
• This is the second time it's happened.
• Italy scored a second goal just after half-time.
• the second of June/June 2nd
• He was the second to arrive.

• We have one child and are expecting our second in July.

2. next in order of importance, size, quality, etc. to one other person or thing
• Osaka is Japan's second-largest city.
• Birmingham, the UK's second city
• The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity.

• As a dancer, he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is).

3. only before noun another; in addition to one that you already own or use
• They have a second home in Tuscany.
• teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages)
Word Origin:

early 19th cent. French en second ‘in the second rank (of officers)’

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

second / ˈsek. ə nd / ordinal number , determiner

A1 immediately after the first and before any others:

Is Brian her first or second child?

This is the second time I've had flu this winter.

Today is the second ( of March).

A1 the position in which a person finishes a race or competition if they finish immediately behind the winner:

First prize is a fortnight in Barbados and second prize is a weekend in Rome.

Jones took second place in the long jump.

B1 Second is used to show that only one thing is better, bigger, etc. than the thing mentioned:

St Petersburg is Russia's second (biggest/largest) city.

Iraq's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia's.

B1 another:

She is often described as the second Marilyn Monroe.

You really ought to make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance .

Richard and Liz have a second home in France.

Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time .

happening only once out of every two possible times:

We've decided to hold the conference every second year.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

second

I PART OF A MINUTE
♦
seconds
N-COUNT
(Pronounced [se̱kənd] in second 1 and 2, and [sɪkɒ̱nd] in second 3.)
A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say `a second' or `seconds' when they simply mean a very short time.
  For a few seconds nobody said anything...
  It only takes forty seconds...
  Her orbital speed must be a few hundred meters per second...
  Within seconds the other soldiers began firing too...
  Seconds later, firemen reached his door.II COMING AFTER SOMETHING ELSE
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seconds, seconding, seconded
(Pronounced [se̱kənd] in second 1 and 2, and [sɪkɒ̱nd] in second 3.)
1) ORD The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two.
  ...the second day of his visit to Delhi.
  ...their second child...
  My son just got married for the second time.
  ...the Second World War...
  She was the second of nine children.
  ...King Charles the Second...
  Britain came second in the Prix St Georges Derby.
2) ORD: ORD adj-superl Second is used before superlative adjectives to indicate that there is only one thing better or larger than the thing you are referring to.
  The party is still the second strongest in Italy.
  ...the second-largest city in the United States.
3) ADV: ADV cl You say second when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something.
  First, the weapons should be intended for use only in retaliation after a nuclear attack. Second, the possession of the weapons must be a temporary expedient.
4) N-COUNT In Britain, an upper second is a good honours degree and a lower second is an average honours degree.
  I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second.
5) N-PLURAL If you have seconds, you have a second helping of food. [INFORMAL]
  There's seconds if you want them.
6) N-COUNT: usu pl Seconds are goods that are sold cheaply in shops because they have slight faults.
  It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds.
7) N-COUNT: usu pl The seconds of someone who is taking part in a boxing match or chess tournament are the people who assist and encourage them.
  He shouted to his seconds, `I did it! I did it!'
8) VERB If you second a proposal in a meeting or debate, you formally express your agreement with it so that it can then be discussed or voted on.
  [V n] ...Bryan Sutton, who seconded the motion against fox hunting...
  [V n] Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.
  Derived words:
  seconder plural N-COUNT Candidates need a proposer and seconder whose names are kept secret.
9) VERB If you second what someone has said, you say that you agree with them or say the same thing yourself.
  [V n] The Prime Minister seconded the call for discipline and austerity in a speech to the assembly last week.
10) PHRASE: PHR after v If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.
→ See also second-hand
  Most of them, after all, had not been at the battle and had only heard of the massacre at second hand.
11) PHRASE: v-link PHR (emphasis) If you say that something is second to none, you are emphasizing that it is very good indeed or the best that there is.
  Our scientific research is second to none.
12) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it.
  As a major health risk hepatitis is second only to tobacco.
13) second nature → see nature
in the second place → see placeIII SENDING SOMEONE TO DO A JOB
seconds, seconding, seconded
VERB: usu passive
(Pronounced [se̱kənd] in second 1 and 2, and [sɪkɒ̱nd] in second 3.)
If you are seconded somewhere, you are sent there temporarily by your employer in order to do special duties. [BRIT]
  [be V-ed prep/adv] In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser...
  [be V-ed to-inf] Several hundred soldiers have been seconded to help farmers.

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹sec·ond /ˈsɛkənd/ adj always used before a noun
1 a : occupying the number two position in a series
• We sat in the second row.
• the second house on the left
• the author's second novel
• B is the second letter in the alphabet.
• That's the second time I've seen him today.
• The office is on the second floor. [=(US) the floor just above the lowest floor; (Brit) the floor that is two floors above the lowest floor]
b : next to the first in importance or rank
• Chocolate is my first choice; vanilla is my second choice.
• I won second prize.
c : another of the same kind
• They needed a second car. [=they needed two cars]
• The chair needs a second coat of paint.
• The word has a second meaning. [=the word has two meanings]
• She took a second helping [=she took another serving] of carrots.
• English as a second language [=a language that you learn in addition to the language you first learned when you were a young child]
• I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance. [=I gave him another chance]
• I recommend you get a second opinion. [=advice from another doctor to make sure the first advice is right]
• He passed her by without (giving her) a second glance. [=he didn't notice her]
• She liked the house enough to give it a second look. [=she looked at the house again]
2
- used to refer to the forward gear or speed of a vehicle that is next to the lowest forward gear
• You should put the car in second gear when you go up the hill.
- sometimes used figuratively
• The movie never really gets out of second gear.
• The program is shifting into second gear now that all the proposals have been approved.
3 : having or playing the part in a group of instruments that is one level lower than the first
• She plays second violin in the city orchestra.
- see also play second fiddle at ¹fiddle
every second
- used to indicate how often a repeated activity happens or is done
• We elect a mayor every second year. [=in alternate years; every other year]
second only to : only less important than (something or someone)
• Rice is second only to corn as the state's major crop.
second to none
- see ¹none

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fiftieth

fiftieth [ordinal number]

US

/ˈfɪf·ti·əθ/

Example:

her fiftieth birthday

50th written as a word

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her fiftieth birthday

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fiftieth

See main entry: fifty

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fiftieth

fif·ti·eth [fiftieth fiftieths] [ˈfɪftiəθ] ; [ˈfɪftiəθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: fiftyderived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

fiftieth / ˈfɪf.ti.əθ / ordinal number

50th written as a word

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fiftieth

[fɪ̱ftiəθ]
♦♦
ORD
The fiftieth item in a series is the one that you count as number fifty.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

fifty

fif·ty /ˈfɪfti/ noun, pl -ties
1 [count] : the number 50
2 fifties [plural]
a : the numbers ranging from 50 to 59
b : a set of years ending in digits ranging from 50 to 59
• She is in her fifties.
• He fondly remembers growing up in the fifties. [=1950–1959]
3 [count] US : a fifty-dollar bill
• The bill for dinner came to $43, and she gave him a fifty.
- fif·ti·eth /ˈfɪftiəɵ/ adj
• their fiftieth wedding anniversary
- fiftieth noun, pl -eths [count]
• one fiftieth of the total
- fifty adj
• fifty cars in the parking lot
- fifty pronoun
• Fifty (of them) were wounded in battle.
- fif·ty·ish /ˈfɪftijɪʃ/ adj
• He looked fiftyish. [=about 50 years old]

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fortieth

fortieth [ordinal number]

US

/ˈfɔr·t̬i·əθ/

Example:

her fortieth birthday

40th written as a word

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her fortieth birthday

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fortieth

number form of forty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fortieth

See main entry: forty

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fortieth

▪ I. for·ti·eth [fortieth fortieths] [ˈfɔːtiəθ] ; [ˈfɔːrtiəθ]

» forty

▪ II. fortieth [fortieth fortieths] [ˈfɔːtiəθ] ; [ˈfɔːrtiəθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: fortyderived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

fortieth / ˈfɔː.ti.əθ / / ˈfɔːr.t̬i- / ordinal number

40th written as a word

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fortieth

[fɔ͟ː(r)tiəθ]
♦♦
ORD
The fortieth item in a series is the one that you count as number forty.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

forty

for·ty /ˈfoɚti/ noun, pl for·ties
1 [count] : the number 40
2 forties [plural]
a : the numbers ranging from 40 to 49
• The temperature outside is in the high forties.
b : a set of years ending in digits ranging from 40 to 49
• She is in her forties.
• She found some old record albums from the forties. [=from 1940–1949]
- for·ti·eth /ˈfoɚtijəɵ/ noun, pl -eths [count]
• one fortieth of the total
- fortieth adj
• his fortieth birthday
- forty adj
• forty days
- forty pronoun
• forty of her classmates
- for·ty·ish /ˈfoɚtijɪʃ/ adj
• He was tall, fortyish [=about 40 years old], and had glasses and brown hair.

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nineteenth

nineteenth [ordinal number]

US

/ˌnɑɪnˈtinθ/

Example:

his nineteenth birthday

19th written as a word

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his nineteenth birthday

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nineteenth

See main entry: nineteen

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nineteenth

nine·teenth [nineteenth nineteenths] [ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ] ; [ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: nineteenderived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

nineteenth / ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ / ordinal number

19th written as a word:

The new term starts on the nineteenth ( of September).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

nineteenth

[na͟ɪnti͟ːnθ]
♦♦
ORD
The nineteenth item in a series is the one that you count as number nineteen.
...my nineteenth birthday.
...the nineteenth century.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

nineteen

nine·teen /naɪnˈtiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 19
- nineteen adj
• nineteen hours
- nineteen pronoun
• She bought nineteen (of them).
- nine·teenth /naɪnˈtiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• The book is due back on the nineteenth (of the month).
• one nineteenth of the total cost
- nineteenth adj
• He was the country's nineteenth president.
• I was the nineteenth person to cross the finish line.
• (humorous) the nineteenth hole [=the bar at a golf course where players drink after playing a round of 18 holes of golf]
- nineteenth adv
• She finished nineteenth in the race.
• the country's nineteenth largest state

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eighteenth

eighteenth [ordinal number]

US

/eɪtˈtinθ/

Example:

the eighteenth floor

18th written as a word

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the eighteenth floor

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eighteenth

See main entry: eighteen

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eighteenth

eight·eenth [eighteenth eighteenths] [ˌeɪˈtiːnθ] ; [ˌeɪˈtiːnθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: eighteenderived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

eighteenth / ˌeɪˈtiːnθ / ordinal number

18th written as a word:

Next Monday is the eighteenth ( of February).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eighteenth

[e͟ɪti͟ːnθ]
♦♦
ORD
The eighteenth item in a series is the one that you count as number eighteen.
The siege is now in its eighteenth day.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

eighteen

eigh·teen /ˌeɪtˈtiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 18
- eighteen adj
• eighteen years
- eighteen pronoun
• Eighteen (of them) were present.
- eigh·teenth /ˌeɪtˈtiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• one eighteenth of the total
- eighteenth adj
• the eighteenth day
- eighteenth adv
• He finished eighteenth in the race.

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seventeenth

seventeenth [ordinal number]

US

/ˌsev·ənˈtinθ/

Example:

their seventeenth anniversary

17th written as a word

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their seventeenth anniversary

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seventeenth

adjective, adverb, noun
17th

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

seventeenth

See main entry: seventeen

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seventeenth

seven·teenth [seventeenth seventeenths] [ˌsevnˈtiːnθ] ; [ˌsevnˈtiːnθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: seventeen

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

seventeenth / ˌsev. ə nˈtiːnθ / ordinal number

17th written as a word:

My mother's birthday is on the seventeenth ( of June).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

seventeenth

[se̱v(ə)nti͟ːnθ]
♦♦
seventeenths
1) ORD The seventeenth item in a series is the one that you count as number seventeen.
She gave birth to Annabel just after her seventeenth birthday.
2) FRACTION A seventeenth is one of seventeen equal parts of something.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

seventeen

sev·en·teen /ˌsɛvənˈtiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 17
- seventeen adj
• They lived together for seventeen years.
- seventeen pronoun
• We interviewed seventeen (of them).
- sev·en·teenth /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• I'll see you on the seventeenth of April.
• The bill is due on the seventeenth (of the month).
• one seventeenth of the total
- seventeenth adj
• The paintings were made in the seventeenth century.
• He finished in seventeenth place.
- seventeenth adv
• She finished seventeenth in the race.

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sixteenth

sixteenth [ordinal number]

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/sɪksˈtinθ/

Example:

نفر شانزدهم‌، شانزدهمين‌ نفر

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

sixteenth

pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun

1 16th

2 one of sixteen equal parts of something; 1/16

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sixteenth

I. See main entry: sixteen

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sixteenth

six·teenth [sixteenth sixteenths] [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ] ; [ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ] ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.

Main entry: sixteenderived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

sixteenth / ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ / ordinal number

16th written as a word:

Their anniversary is on the sixteenth ( of June).

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sixteenth

[sɪ̱ksti͟ːnθ]
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sixteenths
1) ORD The sixteenth item in a series is the one that you count as number sixteen.
  ...the sixteenth century AD.
2) FRACTION A sixteenth is one of sixteen equal parts of something.
  ...a sixteenth of a second.
  ...fifteen sixteenths of an inch.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

sixteen

six·teen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 16
- sixteen adj
• sixteen years
- sixteen pronoun
• Sixteen (of them) will be coming tonight.
- six·teenth /ˌsɪkˈstiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• I'll see you on the sixteenth of April.
• The bill is due on the sixteenth (of the month).
• one sixteenth of the total
- sixteenth adj
• The paintings were made in the sixteenth century.
• He finished in sixteenth place.
- sixteenth adv
• She finished sixteenth in the race.
• the nation's sixteenth largest city

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