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.

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

/ 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

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

• sixthly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixth¹

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

Example Sentences

For his sixth birthday, they bought him a $20 instrument from a local shop.

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Turner, 26, will wear the bright pink cleats when the Rams go for their sixth consecutive win Sunday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium.

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Some brief success from the challenger only seemed to spring Benavidez into action in the sixth.

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“I was in New York on 9/11, in the sixth grade, but I didn’t visit the site until years later.”

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Pajaree, the final qualifier in the field of 60, had an eagle and six birdies against a lone bogey, her eagle at the sixth helping leap her into contention.

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