sixth

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/sɪksθ/

noun 3adj 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

above, annual, early, largest, prime

She finished in sixth place at the annual marathon competition last weekend.

VERB + SIXTH

became, explains, go, like, lived, see, work

She lived in the sixth house on the left side of the street.

SIXTH + NOUN

accident, centuries, economy, floor, harry, king, minister, months

They took the elevator up to the sixth floor of the office building.

PREP.

about, from, in, in, up

She's about sixth in line for the promotion at work.

ADV.

again, only

He's been late to work only the sixth time this month.

Definitions

adj

The ordinal form of the number six.

And * God ſaw euery thing that hee had made : and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the moꝛning were the ſixth day.

Dr. Ridpath, in his usual happy manner, thanked the Executive Committee and the various members of the Association who had so earnestly cooperated with him in the work of the Sixth Annual Meeting now drawing to a close.

noun

The person or thing in the sixth position.

One of six equal parts of a whole.

On the moon, however the weight of a pound-mass (lb or lbm) is only about one sixth of a pound-force (lbf).

The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale; for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth.

verb

To divide by six, equivalent to multiplying a denominator by six.

Why would anyone use sixthing when any (N − a²) divisible by 6 would also be divisible by 3? The answer is that sometimes the numerator and/or the denominator is simpler in sixthing,

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — one part in six equal parts

one-sixth

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

And * God ſaw euery thing that hee had made : and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the moꝛning were the ſixth day.

Wiktionary

Dr. Ridpath, in his usual happy manner, thanked the Executive Committee and the various members of the Association who had so earnestly cooperated with him in the work of the Sixth Annual Meeting now

Wiktionary

[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.

Wiktionary

On the moon, however the weight of a pound-mass (lb or lbm) is only about one sixth of a pound-force (lbf).

Wiktionary

Why would anyone use sixthing when any (N − a²) divisible by 6 would also be divisible by 3? The answer is that sometimes the numerator and/or the denominator is simpler in sixthing,

Wiktionary

This elevator does not go above the sixth floor.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, sixth is marked as informal, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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