sixteenth
Use Sixteenth in a sentence
adjective
1.
next after the fifteenth; being the ordinal number for 16.
2.
being one of 16 equal parts.
noun
3.
a sixteenth part, especially of one ( 1 / 16 ).
4.
the sixteenth member of a series.
5.
Music. sixteenth note.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (usually prenominal) |
| a. coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th | |
| b. (as noun): the sixteenth of the month | |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something |
| b. (as modifier): a sixteenth part | |
| 3. | the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16 (1/16) |
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Example sentences
Nevertheless, a change in the temper of the people begins to be noticeable during the last twenty years of the sixteenth century.
Few sermons of the sixteenth century are more famous or have had a more interesting history.
Sixteenth century medieval wall of the pre-enclosure period.
In the sixteenth century, no one could determine longitudes across the oceans with more than a rough approximation of accuracy.
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