sixth

[ siksth ]

adjective
  1. next after the fifth; being the ordinal number for six.

  2. being one of six equal parts.

noun
  1. a sixth part, especially of one (1/6).

  2. the sixth member of a series.

  1. Music.

    • a tone on the sixth degree from a given tone (counted as a first).

    • the interval between such tones.

    • the harmonic combination of such tones.

adverb
  1. in the sixth place; sixthly.

Origin of sixth

1
before 900; six + -th2; replacing sixt,Middle English sixte,Old English sixta

Other words from sixth

  • sixthly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for sixth

sixth

/ (sɪksθ) /


adjective
  1. (usually prenominal)

    • coming after the fifth and before the seventh in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of six: often written 6th

    • (as noun): the sixth to go

noun
    • one of six equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

    • (as modifier): a sixth part

  1. the fraction equal to one divided by six (1/6)

  1. music

adverb
  1. Also: sixthly after the fifth person, position, etc

sentence connector
  1. Also: sixthly as the sixth point: linking what follows to the previous statements

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