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xix

nineteenth

adjective dee-chahn-noh-VEH-zee-moh Rare
Numbers & Measures Ordinal Numbers

Origin: From Latin XIX (Roman numeral for 19).

Usage Note

XIX is the Roman numeral read as diciannovesimo (nineteenth), used in Italian mainly in formal, historical, or bibliographic contexts such as century references: il XIX secolo (the nineteenth century). For the 1800s Italians also say l'Ottocento.

Examples

"Il XIX secolo fu l'epoca del Romanticismo."

Natural Translation

The nineteenth century was the era of Romanticism.

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