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Sixth

/sɪk(s)θ/

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

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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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WordDefinition
ordinalnounAn ordinal number such as first, second and third.
one-sixthnounOne of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).
6thAbbreviation of sixth. [The ordinal form of the number six.]

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WordDefinition
6thAbbreviation of sixth. [The ordinal form of the number six.]
one-sixthnounOne of six equal parts (1/6, ⅙, 0.1666…).
ordinalnounAn ordinal number such as first, second and third.
fifthnounThe ordinal form of the number five.
5thAbbreviation of fifth. [The ordinal form of the number five.]
7thAbbreviation of seventh. [The ordinal form of the number seven.]
seventhnounThe ordinal form of the number seven.
sixteenthnounThe ordinal form of the number sixteen.
16thAbbreviation of sixteenth. [The ordinal form of the number sixteen.]
sixnounThe digit or figure 6.
tenthnounThe ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
sixtiethnounThe ordinal form of the number sixty.
fourthnounThe ordinal form of the number four.
thirdnounThe 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-sixthnounThe ordinal form of the number thirty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 36 of a sequence.
ninetynounbeing ten more than eighty
submediantnoun(music) The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.
vinounVI (“U.S. Virgin Islands”)
number sixnoun(soccer) A defensive midfielder.

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