sixteenth
sixteenth
Definition
six·teenth (siks′tēnt̸h′)
adjective
- preceded by fifteen others in a series; 16th
- designating any of the sixteen equal parts of something
Etymology: ME sixtenthe, replacing OE syxteotha: see sixteen & -th
noun
- the one following the fifteenth
- 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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