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SIXTH
sixth, th
(adjective) coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
sixth
(noun) the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
sixth, one-sixth
(noun) one part in six equal parts
sixth
(noun) position six in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sixth (not comparable)
The ordinal form of the number six.
Synonyms
6th, 6th, VIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) VI
Noun
sixth (plural sixths)
(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
One of six equal parts of a whole.
(music) 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. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)
Synonyms
• (one of six equal parts): â…™
Verb
sixth (third-person singular simple present sixths, present participle sixthing, simple past and past participle sixthed)
to divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six
Source: Wiktionary
Sixth, a. Etym: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]
1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.
2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided.
Sixth, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.
2. The next in order after the fifth.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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