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ONE-NINTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does one-ninth mean? 

ONE-NINTH (noun)
  The noun ONE-NINTH has 1 sense:

1. one part in nine equal partsplay

  Familiarity information: ONE-NINTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ONE-NINTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One part in nine equal parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

ninth; one-ninth

Hypernyms ("one-ninth" is a kind of...):

common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)


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