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German sixth

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noun

  1. (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

Three times he had to outlast his opponents in five-set matches and twice fought back from two sets down, including a remarkable semi-final against German sixth seed Alexander Zverev.

From BBC Jan. 28, 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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