sixty-sixth

[ siks-tee-siksth ]

/ ˈsɪks tiˈsɪksθ /

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next after the sixty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 66.

being one of 66 equal parts.

a sixty-sixth part, especially of one (1/66).

the sixty-sixth member of a series.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

This “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.
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Rick would cut together five years worth of work, add the sixth, then recut six years worth of work, add the seventh, and so on.
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Turkey has had more than a decade of economic boom, and is now the sixth-most-visited tourist destination in the world.
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Sixty-seven Republicans voted against it, a margin in line with estimates of many conservatives from earlier in the day.
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We are currently in the sixth, which is predicted to be the worst, and, to make matters worse, we are the cause.
The Best Big Ideas Of 2014|William O’Connor|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
But what might have been very practicable for eight hundred and sixty men, was impossible for three hundred and sixty.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
The two-thirds objective should be used as a finder, while the one-sixth is reserved for examining details.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Fujiyama, the noted volcano of Japan, is twelve thousand three hundred and sixty-five feet high.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)