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Sixth
/sɪk(s)θ/
(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
📖 Definitions of "Sixth"
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(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
- 2
One of six equal parts of a whole.
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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.)
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To divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six
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The ordinal form of the number six.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 6th | Abbreviation of sixth. [The ordinal form of the number six.] |
| one-sixthnoun | One of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…). |
| ordinalnoun | An ordinal number such as first, second and third. |
| fifthnoun | The ordinal form of the number five. |
| 5th | Abbreviation of fifth. [The ordinal form of the number five.] |
| 7th | Abbreviation of seventh. [The ordinal form of the number seven.] |
| seventhnoun | The ordinal form of the number seven. |
| sixteenthnoun | The ordinal form of the number sixteen. |
| 16th | Abbreviation of sixteenth. [The ordinal form of the number sixteen.] |
| sixnoun | The digit or figure 6. |
| tenthnoun | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| sixtiethnoun | The ordinal form of the number sixty. |
| fourthnoun | The ordinal form of the number four. |
| thirdnoun | The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. |
| gradenoun | (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score. |
| thirty-sixthnoun | The ordinal form of the number thirty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 36 of a sequence. |
| ninetynoun | being ten more than eighty |
| submediantnoun | (music) The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI. |
| vinoun | VI (“U.S. Virgin Islands”) |
| number sixnoun | (soccer) A defensive midfielder. |
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