sixth
IPA: sˈɪksθ
noun
- (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
- One of six equal parts of a whole.
- (music) The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)
verb
- to divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number six.
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Examples of "sixth" in Sentences
- It was the sixth test of the missile.
- The first is a duplicate of the sixth.
- It is the sixth generation of the Ford Taurus.
- It was the sixth elected minister to be grilled.
- The sixth is octave equivalent to the thirteenth.
- He was the third and youngest son of the sixth Baron Craven.
- These are the errors in the first printing of the sixth edition.
- Like the third movement, the sixth recalls an operatic recitative.
- She first appears in the sixth novel of the series, 'The Ersatz Elevator'.
- From the third to sixth ledges require the competitor to hop to the next ledge.