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?

1. 

   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. Rory McIlroy:

   Does it give people something else to talk about ? Yes, but I'm not necessarily listening to anything that anyone is saying, so doesn't really make a difference to me.' That Rory McIlroy is coming into the Masters with blinders on is little surprise. He's got a chance to become only the sixth player to win a career Grand Slam with a win here, and he's prepared meticulously for his attempt to conquer a course that seems made for his game but has consistently given him fits. He did it mostly out of the tournament spotlight, working on his game the last few weeks near his Florida home.

2. Jamie Craig:

   We have had tremendous success with our current rhino herd, stella is the sixth youngster from Nancy and Ruby and our bull, Monty, has proved to be an excellent dad.

3. Martha Clare Morris:

   Everyone experiences decline with aging; and Alzheimer's disease is now the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. which accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia's cases, there is still a great deal of study we need to do in this area, and I expect that we'll make further modifications as the science on diet and the brain advances.

4. 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.

5. Billy Joe Saunders:

   If your old woman is giving you a little bit of mouth and you try to be patient... but about the sixth day you're just about to explode.

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