Definitions for sixth
sɪksθsixth

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sixthnoun

   position six in a countable series of things

2. one-sixth, sixthnoun

   one part in six equal parts

3. sixthadjective

   the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it

4. sixth, 6thadjective

   coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sixthnoun

   The person or thing in the sixth position.

2. sixthnoun

   One of six equal parts of a whole.

3. sixthnoun

   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.)

4. sixthadjective

   The ordinal form of the number six.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sixthadjective

   first after the fifth; next in order after the fifth

   Etymology: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]

2. Sixthadjective

   constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided

   Etymology: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]

3. Sixthnoun

   the quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole

   Etymology: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]

4. Sixthnoun

   the next in order after the fifth

   Etymology: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]

5. Sixthnoun

   the interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale

   Etymology: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sixth' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4157

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sixth' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1638

How to pronounce sixth?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sixth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sixth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sixth in a Sentence

1. Richard Blanco:

   There was no room for mediation. (My husband) was asking them to please stay calm and was asking what was going on. Abruptly, pushing and shoving, and without saying a word a gigantic, enormous contingent of agents, who were all over the place on the sixth-floor office where he works part of the day, took him away. they pushed me as well and they pointed their guns at me.

2. Duncan Sandys:

   We love royal weddings, but, you know, Fox News’s different. Fox News’s very, very unlikely – would be tragic – if Prince Harry were to become king because Prince Harry is now sixth in line for the throne – that would mean Prince Harry brother and the entirety of [ William’s family ] would have to predecease him.

3. Dick Durbin:

   Well here we are. We are just about at the fifth month in the sixth-month period that he gave us.

4. Rudy Giuliani:

   There are many privileges to work your way through including a Sixth Amendment attorney-client and attorney-work product privilege. I'm not saying I will or will not. The illegitimacy of the investigation is only one and maybe not decisive.

5. Jessica Christensen:

   I was raised in polygamy. I was born to Heidi and John Daniel. Heidi is John Daniel’s sixth wife out of 14 wives. My lifestyle growing up was kind of like she was just a single mom. My dad was the disciplinarian, it was a pretty abusive environment, primarily physical abuse from my dad, and then there was also sexual abuse within the group from children to children—the older children to younger children.

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