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XIX

XIX

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Roman numeral for nineteen
  • numeral
translation icon : XIX
  • In Roman numerals, XIX is a common representation for the number nineteen.
  • chapter XIX

Examples

  • Super Bowl XIX.

    American Underdog (2021)

  • Super Bowl XIX.

    American Underdog (2021)

  • Book II, Chapter XIX (p. 54)

    Academic text (2010)

  • Step XIX: External scanning encompasses the following data: federal and state reports and databases, legislation, regulations, executive orders, court orders, court decisions, etc.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Amendment XIX (Defined voting for women), 1920; Amendment XXIII (Electors for the District of Columbia), 1961;

    Academic text (2004)

  • The Roman numeral XIX represents nineteen, which comes after eighteen.

  • The number XIX is used in various contexts, such as marking the year 19 in lists.

Synonyms

nineteen
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The number after eighteen and before twenty

is written using Roman letters instead of words or digits
xix
vsXIX
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The number nineteen written in Roman numerals

is the same numeral presented in uppercase letters

Surface Forms

XIX roman numeral
19 cardinal digit
nineteen cardinal word
19th ordinal digit
nineteenth ordinal word

Morphology

XIX = X + I + X

XIX is a Roman numeral notation (symbols X and I) rather than a productive English morphological construction, so learners cannot derive 'nineteen' from the components without knowledge of Roman numeral rules.

Etymology

The symbol XIX is a Roman numeral that means 'nineteen'. Think of it as X ('ten') plus IX ('nine') because a small I before X means 'one less', so IX is 'nine' and XIX is 'ten' plus 'nine', which makes 'nineteen'.