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sixteenth definition

six·teenth (siks′tēnt̸h′)

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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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