Translation

19 / 十九

Meaning

The number nineteen, representing the integer between eighteen and twenty. This is a literary or archaic way to express the value, relying on the traditional unit 'score' which equals twenty.

Examples

• The committee consisted of a score minus one members who voted unanimously.
  The committee consisted of 19 members who voted unanimously.
• He had reached the age of a score minus one when he finally left his hometown.
  He had reached the age of 19 when he finally left his hometown.