eight·eenth

(ā-tēnth′)

1. The ordinal number matching the number 18 in a series.

2. One of 18 equal parts.

eight·eenth′ adv. & adj.

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eighteenth

(ˈeɪˈtiːnθ)

adj

(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)

a. coming after the seventeenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eighteen: often written 18th

b. (as noun): come on the eighteenth.

1. (Mathematics)

a. one of 18 approximately equal parts of something

b. (as modifier): an eighteenth part.

2. (Mathematics) the fraction that is equal to one divided by 18 ()

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

eight•eenth

(ˈeɪˈtinθ)

adj.

1. next after the seventeenth; being the ordinal number for 18.

2. being one of 18 equal parts.

3. an eighteenth part, esp. of one (1/18).

4. the eighteenth member of a series.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	eighteenth - position 18 in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.	1.	eighteenth - coming next after the seventeenth in position 18th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

الثَّامِنَ عَشَرالثّامِن عَشَر

dihuitèdivuitè

osmnáctý

attende

achtzehnter Achtzehnte Achtzehntel

δέκατος όγδοος

decimoctavo

kahdeksastoista

dix-huitième

osamnaesti

tizennyolcadiktizennyolcad

átjándiátjándi hluti

diciottesimo diciottesima

十八番目の

열여덟 번째의

osemnástinaosemnásty

osemnajstiosemnajstina

artondeartondel

ที่สิบแปด

on sekizinci1/1818.ncion sekizde bir

thứ mười tám

十八分之一第十八第十八的

eighteenth

[ˈeɪˈtiːnθ]

A. ADJ → decimoctavo
on her eighteenth birthday → cuando cumple/cumplió los dieciocho años

B. N → decimoctavo/a m/f; (= fraction) → decimoctava parte f, dieciochoavo m
see fifth for usage

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

eighteenth

[ˌeɪˈtiːnθ]

adj → dix-huitième
the eighteenth floor → le dix-huitième étage
her eighteenth birthday → son dix-huitième anniversaire

(= fraction) → dix-huitième m

(= date) the eighteenth of August → le dix-huit août

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

eighteenth

adj → achtzehnte(r, s)

n (= fraction) → Achtzehntel nt; (of series) → Achtzehnte(r, s) ? sixteenth

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

eighteenth

[ˈeɪˈtiːnθ]

1. adj → diciottesimo/a

2. n (in series) → diciottesimo/a; (fraction) → diciottesimo
for usage see fifth

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

eighteen

(eiˈtiːn) noun

1. the number or figure 18.

2. the age of 18. a girl of eighteen.

adjective

1. 18 in number. eighteen horses.

2. aged 18. He is eighteen now.

eighteen-

having eighteen. an eighteen-page booklet.

ˌeighˈteenth noun

1. one of eighteen equal parts. seventeen eighteenths.

2. (also adjective) (the) last of eighteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventeenth. He was eighteenth in the competition; the eighteenth storey.

ˌeighˈteen-year-old noun

He is married to an eighteen-year-old.

adjective

an eighteen-year-old girl.

eighteenth

→ الثَّامِنَ عَشَر osmnáctý attende achtzehnter δέκατος όγδοος decimoctavo kahdeksastoista dix-huitième osamnaesti diciottesimo 十八番目の 열여덟 번째의 achttiende attende osiemnasty décimo oitavo восемнадцатый artonde ที่สิบแปด on sekizinci thứ mười tám 第十八的

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