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ninth
ninth / nīn[unvoicedth]/ • ordinal number constituting number nine in a sequence; 9th: the ninth century | the ninth of March. ∎ (a ninth/one ninth) each of nine equal parts into which something is or may be divided. ∎ the ninth finisher or position in a race or competition: he came in ninth. ∎ the ninth and final inning of a regulation baseball game: he was rocked for five runs in the ninth. ∎ the ninth grade of a school. ∎ Mus. an interval spanning nine consecutive notes in a diatonic scale. ∎ Mus. the note that is higher by this interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord. ∎ Mus. a chord in which the ninth note above the root forms an important component. DERIVATIVES: ninth·ly adv. |
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"ninth." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ninth." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ninth.html "ninth." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ninth.html |
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ninth. Interval of 9 steps, if bottom and top notes are counted. Chord of the 9th is common chord plus the 7th and 9th.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "ninth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "ninth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-ninth.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "ninth." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-ninth.html |
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ninth •amaranth
•nth, tenth
•eighteenth, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, seventeenth, sixteenth, thirteenth, umpteenth
•plinth, synth
•Corinth • labyrinth • jacinth
•absinthe • hyacinth • ninth
•crème de menthe • month
•twelvemonth
•billionth, millionth, trillionth, zillionth
•eleventh, seventh
•thousandth • dozenth
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"ninth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ninth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ninth.html "ninth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ninth.html |
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