eighteenth
part of speech
adjective, ordinal number (eighteenth, 18th); noun (an eighteenth, eighteenths)
meaning for a pupil
1) Coming next after the seventeenth in order; number 18 in a line or list. tree →
2) (fraction) One of eighteen equal parts of something: one eighteenth, written 1/18. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths lessons it is the ordinal of 18: «the eighteenth place». In fractions, 1/18 means a whole split into 18 equal parts. In everyday life, «an eighteenth» (UK, Aus, NZ) is a party for someone turning 18, when they become an adult in many countries. Phrases: «the eighteenth hole» (golf), «eighteenth birthday».
examples
- the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez; (Writings 1CH.24.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. (Writings 2CH.13.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- She finished eighteenth in the cross-country race. tree →
- Our house is the eighteenth on the left. tree →
- My cousin is having a big party for her eighteenth. tree →
- One eighteenth of 36 is 2. tree →
- The golfer won on the eighteenth hole. tree →
- We read the eighteenth chapter last night. tree →
- In this way six years passed by, and his eighteenth birthday drew near. tree →
note
Short form «18th». Spelled «eighteenth» with «ee» in the middle (eight + teenth, one t). In maths: 1/18 of a number = the number divided by 18; 5/18 of 54 = 15. Ordinals show order, not amount.
In the corpora
- Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.
- but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.
- in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, from Jerusalem, eight hundred thirty and two persons;
- the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez;
- For the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
Trees and pragmatics
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