sixth: Meaning and Definition of
sixth
Pronunciation: (siksth), [key]
— adj.
- next after the fifth; being the ordinal number for six.
- being one of six equal parts.
—n.
- a sixth part, esp. of one ().
- the sixth member of a series.
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- a tone on the sixth degree from a given tone (counted as a first).
- the interval between such tones.
- the harmonic combination of such tones.
—adv.
- in the sixth place; sixthly.
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