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sixth

/sɪksθ/noun, adjective1 syllable

Sixth means: coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position.

Synonyms for sixth6

noun, as in one part in six equal parts

one-sixth

adjective, as in coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

6th, ordinal

also used for sixth

mul:VI, VIth, mul:⅙

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What does sixth mean?4

adjective

1

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

noun

1

one part in six equal parts

2

position six in a countable series of things

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sixth in a sentence

  • Right now my brother is in sixth grade, and my sister in twelfth.DJ_Saidez
  • First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth... penultimate, last.unknown
  • Order five pizzas, and you'll get the sixth free.sundown
  • You have been snatched again, for the sixth time now.mervert1
  • The gravity of the moon is one-sixth of that of the earth.CM
  • The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.CM
  • I got sexually assaulted by my sixth grade teacher.OsoHombre
  • This was my history teacher in sixth grade.OsoHombre

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Forms of sixth

as a noun

plural
sixths