eighteenth

CEFRB1

/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/

number · adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    Coming after the seventeenth in a series.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • Fashion in the eighteenth century emphasized the bosom.

  • We're going to the party in eighteenth century costumes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3

Deep Dive

number

Extra meaning

  1. The person or thing in the eighteenth position.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number eighteen.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A party to celebrate an eighteenth birthday.

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Origin

number

Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe, eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. Equivalent to eighteen + -th (ordinal suffix).