eighteenth
adjective/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/
Frequency rank: #7,836 most common English word
Meaning
The ordinal number for 18; coming after the seventeenth in order.
Example sentence
The signing of the U.S. Constitution took place in the eighteenth century, specifically in 1787.
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