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six·teenth (sikstēnt̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by fifteen others in a series; 16th
  2. designating any of the sixteen equal parts of something

Etymology: ME sixtenthe, replacing OE syxteotha: see sixteen & -th

noun

  1. the one following the fifteenth
  2. any of the sixteen equal parts of something;

adverb

in the sixteenth place, rank, etc.

sixteenth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • inch: All lines on the board are indented slightly - perhaps a sixteenth of an inch.
  • series: Clicking on Canals No 16 - The sixteenth of a regular series of articles on waterways on the internet.

Adjective modifier

  • late: This wall was found in 1900 to be covered on either side with late sixteenth or early seventeenth-century paintings.

Modifies a noun

  • century: In the late sixteenth century, a fair was held on f Leonard.
  • birthday: Alfie gives Brett a present for his sixteenth birthday which he really loves.
  • verse: It can all be summed up in the sixteenth verse of that second chapter of the Song of Solomon.
  • president: Biography of Abraham Lincoln Biography of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States ( 1861-1865 ).
  • edition: The College still holds a string of early sixteenth century editions, most from the Aldine press, which were given by Fox.
  • note: Secondly, the Follow Action Time has been lowered to one sixteenth note.

Preposition: in

  • series: This will be the sixteenth in a series of annual lectures.

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