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Definition of One-ninth
1. Noun. One part in nine equal parts.
Lexicographical Neighbors of One-ninth
Literary usage of One-ninth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1907)
"... Victor; one ninth part to my son, John; one other full ninth part to my son,
Cornelius; one equal full ninth part to my grandsons, ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1866)
"... turned from a right line, even if the pipe be enlarged on the curves.
after passing ten discs, gave a jet only one-ninth as-high as after passing one. ..."
3. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1853)
"are entitled to one-ninth thereof, of which William will take one-half in ...
to distribute the whole fund in dispute as follows : one-ninth each to R., J., ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1853)
"Taking the whole will together, it seems to us the executors' duty to distribute
the whole fund in dispute as follows : one-ninth each to R., J., ..."
5. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1866)
"One ninth vested in him, and, being personal property, it must go to his ...
It being found that he died intestate and without issue, his one ninth, ..."
6. Intellectual Arithmetic: Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction by Warren Colburn (1891)
"What, then, is one ninth of eighteen lozenges ? 2. What is one ninth of ...
If it takes two days to do one ninth of a piece of work, how many days will the ..."
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