sixth
adjective
next after the fifth; being the ordinal number for six.
sixths
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pluralof sixth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
I had these fragments and ideas of chord movements, improvisations, and some voicings that we hadn’t used before — slightly spiky, fourths and sixths rather than thirds and fifths.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
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
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
