sixth.
The ordinal form of the number six.
Meaning & usage
The ordinal form of the number six.
Where this word comes from
From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).
The person or thing in the sixth position.
One of six equal parts of a whole.
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.
Where this word comes from
From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).
To divide by six, equivalent to multiplying a denominator by six.
Where this word comes from
From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).
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