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sixth

adjective

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

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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