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

1. sixth(noun)

   position six in a countable series of things

2. one-sixth, sixth(noun)

   one part in six equal parts

3. sixth(adj)

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

4. sixth, 6th(adj)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sixth(Noun)

   The person or thing in the sixth position.

2. sixth(Noun)

   One of six equal parts of a whole.

3. sixth(Noun)

   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. sixth(Adjective)

   The ordinal form of the number six.

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

1. Sixth(adj)

   first after the fifth; next in order after the fifth

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

2. Sixth(adj)

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

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

3. Sixth(noun)

   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. Sixth(noun)

   the next in order after the fifth

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

5. Sixth(noun)

   the interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale

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

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say sixth in sign language?

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. Sarah Paulson:

   I love his [ M. Night Shyamalan ] movies. I've always loved his movies. I remember where I was when I saw' Sixth Sense,'' Unbreakable' and' Signs' and what I did after. i just remember so many points in my own personal history that are associated with seeing movies of Bruce Willis.

2. The New Jersey governor:

   Anybody who comes up to me whether it's a current supporter or someone new signing on, or even undecided voters, said how important the debate was. i think anybody could wind up from second to sixth in this thing and not be shocked.

3. Mark Pryor:

   She and I attended the sixth and seventh grades together, and so when I say God has brought joy into my life I mean it, literally.

4. Xavier Becerra:

   The Trump Administration’s assault on clean car standards risks our ability to protect our children’s health, tackle climate change, and save hardworking Americans money, we’re ready to file suit if needed to protect these critical standards and to fight the Administration’s war on our environment. California didn’t become the sixth-largest economy in the world by spectating.

5. Gleb Tumanov:

   I'm here because of Vladimir Putin's desire to stay for a fifth term or even maybe a sixth, it just feels sad. And reminiscent of the Soviet Union. I didn't spend very much time living in the Soviet Union obviously but neither do I have any desire to do so.

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