SIXTEENTH

sixteenth, th

(adjective) coming next after the fifteenth in position

sixteenth, one-sixteenth, sixteenth part

(noun) one part in sixteen equal parts

sixteenth

(noun) position 16 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

sixteenth

The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 16th, 16^th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVI

Noun

sixteenth (plural sixteenths)

One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

Source: Wiktionary

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Six"teenth`, a. Etym: [From Sixteen: cf. AS. sixteó.]

1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.

2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. Sixteenth note (Mus.), the sixteenth part of a whole note; a semiquaver.

Six"teenth`, n.

1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.

2. The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.

3. (Mus.)

Definition: An interval comprising two octaves and a second. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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