German sixth

British

noun

(in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth Compare Italian sixth French sixth

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He will play either Italian third seed Jannik Sinner or American Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals, while Alcaraz will face Alexander Zverev, the German sixth seed, or Australian 10th seed Alex de Minaur.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

German sixth seed Alexander Zverev won 6-4 6-4 against Australia's Christopher O'Connell, while Greek 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated French qualifier Lucas Pouille 6-3 6-2.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

Sinner, 22, faces Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev or German sixth seed Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

The Frenchman's next opponent is Australian Bernard Tomic, who upset German sixth seed Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-2 in 51 minutes.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2017

Both the Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, qualified ahead of the Ferraris at Suzuka with the Briton third on the grid and the German sixth.

From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2013

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