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ninthing

ninthing is the present participle and gerund of ninth.

Meaning of ninth

Verb

ninth (third-person singular simple present ninths, present participle ninthing, simple past and past participle ninthed)

  1. To lose a ninth.
    • οὐ[δ̓] ὲνατεὐεται, should be translated “a tithe (offering or fee) is not given (or paid)”, “no tithing” (literally, “a ninth is not given”, “no ninth-ing”, if I may coin such a word).1973, Herakles on Thasos, page 79
  2. To divide by nine.
    • THE NINTHER-MEAN COMBINATION When data are only a little worse than usual, so far as wild and straggling values are concerned, we can do well enough by taking means of the results of ninthing.2014, Contributions to Survey Sampling and Applied Statistics: Papers in Honor of H.O Hartley

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Questions about ninthing

What is ninthing the present participle and gerund of?
Ninthing is the present participle and gerund of ninth.

Words near ninthing in the dictionary

  1. ninth graders
  2. ninth grades
  3. Ninth Month
  4. ninth-inning
  5. ninthed
  6. ninthing
  7. ninthly
  8. ninths
  9. ninty
  10. Ninurta
  11. Ninus

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