Sixteenth Definition

sĭk-stēnth
noun
The one following the fifteenth.
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The ordinal number matching the number 16 in a series.
American Heritage
Any of the sixteen equal parts of something;116
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Synonyms:
  • sixteenth part
  • one-sixteenth
adjective
Preceded by fifteen others in a series; 16th.
Webster's New World
Designating any of the sixteen equal parts of something.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In the sixteenth place, rank, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Sixteenth

Noun

Singular:
sixteenth
Plural:
sixteenths

Sixteenth Sentence Examples

  • In his sixteenth year he entered the office of his father, who was partner and manager of a firm of engineers.

  • The public schools are supported by the income from a Federal grant of 2,000,000 acres of public land (given in lieu of the usual sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections) supplemented by state and local taxation.

  • On reaching his sixteenth year he began his studies at the university of Berlin, paying special attention to theology and the Talmud.

  • As a god who gave victory, he was prominent in the official cult of Persia, the seventh month and the sixteenth day of other months being sacred to him.

  • Each day of the week was marked by the adoration of a special planet, the sun being the most sacred of all, and certain dates, perhaps the sixteenth of each month and the equinoxes, in conformity with the character of Mithras as mediator, were set aside for special festivals.

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