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Definition of Nineteenths
1. nineteenth [n] - See also: nineteenth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nineteenths
Literary usage of Nineteenths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Richmond College Historical Papers (1915)
"Twelve-nineteenths of a dollar was levied ou Madeira wine, ... For Bohea tea
six-nineteenths of a dollar had to be paid on eaeh pound, ..."
2. Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of California by California Supreme Court, Bancroft-Whitney Company, California, Supreme Court (1886)
"... I give, devise and bequeath in manner following, to wit: two nineteenths
thereof to my son, William P. Cutter, his heirs and assigns forever; ..."
3. The Measurement of General Exchange-value by Correa Moylan Walsh (1901)
"Thus, losing nine nineteenths or not quite half on [A], you gain nine wholes on [B].
The excessiveness is evident. Your money has appreciated. ..."
4. Pacific States Reports by California Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1906)
"That at the date aforesaid, they and the said Trim, since deceased, became and
were the owners of seven nineteenths of the said Indiana Ditch, ..."
5. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by John Bright (1879)
"Well, if there be only 2583 persons in Scotland to seventeen-nineteenths of the
soil, and if there be only 6000 proprietors in Ireland, which is almost all ..."
6. New Cases Selected Chiefly from Decisions of the Courts of the State of New York by Austin Abbott, James MacGregor Smith (1879)
"The bonds should be divided pro rata among the residuary legatees ; seven-
nineteenths under the will of Erastus Bigelow to the treasurer of the American ..."
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