sixth

American  

[siksth] / sɪksθ /

adjective

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

2. being one of six equal parts.

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noun

• sixths
  plural

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

2. the sixth member of a series.

3. Music.

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

   2. the interval between such tones.

   3. the harmonic combination of such tones.

adverb

1. in the sixth place; sixthly.

sixth British  

/ sɪksθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. 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

   2. ( as noun )

      the sixth to go

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noun

1. 1. one of six equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a sixth part

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

3. music

   1. the interval between one note and another note six notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale

   2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also major minor interval

   3. short for sixth chord

adverb

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

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• sixthly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• sixths
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of sixth

before 900; six + -th ²; replacing sixt, Middle English sixte, Old English sixta

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Example Sentences

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Silver’s “increasing industrial utility” underpins the metal’s growing physical scarcity, he noted, with the physical-market forecast to remain in deficit for the sixth straight year in 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Indeed, the gap between them and the rest was bigger than ever, with the smallest deficit between seventh and sixth place during those three seasons being eight points.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Singapore again topped IQAir's live ranking of the world's most polluted major cities on Friday, with Kuala Lumpur second and Jakarta sixth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Uribe took over for Gasser in the bottom of the sixth inning, and he walked the first two batters he faced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Like his father, John Adams, the sixth president did not employ enslaved people in the White House.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

At meets, Mara racked up prize ribbons: lots of third-places, fourths, fifths, and sixths, the occasional second, the very rare first.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024

Progress has been slow enough that firsts — or seconds — are noteworthy because they aren’t fifths or sixths or far enough down the list to be considered business as usual.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

I dispatch the quesadilla to a plate, cut it into sixths with a pizza wheel, and douse it in hot sauce, preferably Valentina or El Yucateco.

From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2021

Brush the top of each tortilla with a little oil, dividing them into two stacks and then cutting through each stack so the tortillas have been sliced into sixths.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2019

All chords will tend towards pure fifths and thirds, as well as seconds, fourths, sixths, and sevenths that reflect the harmonic series.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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