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sixth (sikst̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by five others in a series; 6th
  2. designating any of the six equal parts of something

Etymology: ME sixth < OE sixta, akin to Ger sechste, L sextus: see six & -th

noun

  1. the one following the fifth
  2. any of the six equal parts of something;
  3. Music
    1. the sixth tone of an ascending diatonic scale, or a tone five degrees above or below any given tone in such a scale; submediant; superdominant
    2. the interval between two such tones, or a combination of them
    3. the chord formed by a triad in which the fundamental tone is raised an octave, creating a new interval of a sixth, as E-G-C
      in full sixth chord

adverb

in the sixth place, rank, group, etc.

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sixth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • population: When the plague finally was over, whole families had been wiped out and only one sixth of the population remained in Eyam.

Modifying Another Word

  • currently: Stoke, currently sixth in the table, were by no means at their best.

Modifies a noun

  • former: Sixth formers are role models for the rest of the school, setting a standard to strive for.

Used with adjective complement

  • finish: Abi Finch finished sixth in the " A " final, placing her sixth in the country.

Preposition: in

  • jump: Jackie Spargo finished third in the long jump with a leap of 4.98m and sixth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.40m.
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sixth quotes

It isn't the first step that concerns me, but both sides escalating to the fourth or fifth stepöand we don't go to the sixth because there is no one around to do so.

-Kennedy, Robert F(rancis)

The sense of wonder that is the sixth sense. And it is the natural religious sense.

-Lawrence, D(avid) H(erbert)

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