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Sixth

/sɪk(s)θ/

(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.

📖 Definitions of "Sixth"

noun
  1. 1

    (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.

  2. 2

    One of six equal parts of a whole.

  3. 3

    The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)

verb
  1. 1

    To divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six

adjective
  1. 1

    The ordinal form of the number six.

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