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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 parts
Familiarity information: ONE-NINTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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